{"id":760,"date":"2016-10-07T07:50:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=760"},"modified":"2016-10-07T07:50:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T11:50:33","slug":"quack-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=760","title":{"rendered":"Quack Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elmer and Daffy were acting up again,<br \/>\nand, as always, sporting firearms.<br \/>\nThey were at a rally in the &#8216;deep&#8217; south,<br \/>\na sea of bright red hats and dull pink faces.<br \/>\nAlcohol had made their speech incomprehensible.<br \/>\nDaffy: &quot;Sufferin&#8217; suckers&#8217; tax.&quot;<br \/>\nElmer: &quot;Kill da wabbit!&quot; (Roe v. 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