That’s a dirty dog ball,
\nplease don’t pick it up!
\nLord only knows what kind of germs
\nmight reside in that pup.
\nNo, no, no, my son,
\ndon’t get that near your face!
\nYou’ll get some strange dog disease
\nimpossible to trace.
\nOh, my God, did I just see you
\nlick that with your tongue?
\nYou’ll wind up in the E.R.
\ninside an iron lung.
\nMaybe you are right; it can’t be
\nany worse than paste.
\nPass that dog ball over here
\nand let me have a taste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
That’s a dirty dog ball, please don’t pick it up! Lord only knows what kind of germs might reside in that pup. No, no, no, my son, don’t get that near your face! You’ll get some strange dog disease impossible to trace. Oh, my God, did I just see you lick that with your tongue? 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