{"id":2784,"date":"2020-07-03T02:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T06:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2023-07-30T11:04:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:04:25","slug":"mailed-quail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2784","title":{"rendered":"Mailed Quail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, first I went and shot a quail.<br \/>\nAnd then I sent it in the mail.<br \/>\nAnd now I&#8217;m looking for some bail.<br \/>\nI guess that was an epic fail.<\/p>\n<p>Quail, quail, everybody rail!<br \/>\nThis is the chorus of the mailed quail&#8217;s tale.<\/p>\n<p>Good sir, I did not realize<br \/>\none could not shoot a bird that flies.<br \/>\nAnd for that I apologize.<br \/>\nIn future times, I&#8217;ll be more wise.<\/p>\n<p>O, it was not so much the killing,<br \/>\nbut the mailing got you illing?<br \/>\nI find that assessment chilling.<br \/>\nBirds can fly air mail if willing.<\/p>\n<p>Quail, quail, everybody rail!<br \/>\nThis is the chorus of the mailed quail&#8217;s tale.<\/p>\n<p>Good sir, I had to mail that beast<br \/>\nto a destination east.<br \/>\nIt was his last wish at least<br \/>\nthat he make the family feast.<\/p>\n<p>But, if my actions still give pause,<br \/>\narrest me and all my in-laws.<br \/>\nIf one last banquet&#8217;s not good cause,<br \/>\nthrow me in the eagle&#8217;s claws.<\/p>\n<p>Quail, quail, everybody rail!<br \/>\nThis is the ending of the mailed quail&#8217;s tale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, first I went and shot a quail. And then I sent it in the mail. And now I&#8217;m looking for some bail. I guess that was an epic fail. Quail, quail, everybody rail! This &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2784\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posthumous-additions","category-song"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":163,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=163","url_meta":{"origin":2784,"position":0},"title":"Buffalo Billfold","author":"Rick Young","date":"December 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A wallet lost in Buffalo was found in Montreal. A couple in the Grande Hotel espied it in the hall. 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