{"id":902,"date":"2017-06-07T21:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T01:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=902"},"modified":"2017-06-07T21:07:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T01:07:28","slug":"one-last-long-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=902","title":{"rendered":"One Last Long Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My gambling addiction<br \/>\nis passed off as fiction,<br \/>\nbut it does cause friction<br \/>\nwith the wife.<br \/>\nI bet on the horses<br \/>\nat many race courses<br \/>\nand I am remorseless;<br \/>\nit&#8217;s my life.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve borrowed some money<br \/>\nand, no, that&#8217;s not funny.<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t tell my honey;<br \/>\nshe&#8217;d be mad.<br \/>\nNow some of my lenders<br \/>\nare denting my fenders.<br \/>\nThey could be game enders.<br \/>\nThis is bad.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m betting a pot<br \/>\non one last long shot,<br \/>\nthe last chance I&#8217;ve got<br \/>\nin this life.<br \/>\nSo, if I&#8217;m found dead,<br \/>\ntwo shots to the head,<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve made my own bed.<br \/>\nGoodbye wife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My gambling addiction is passed off as fiction, but it does cause friction with the wife. 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