{"id":2709,"date":"2025-11-30T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ianmergard.com\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:58:04","slug":"oh-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ianmergard.com\/?p=2709","title":{"rendered":"Oh Snap!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The swag suffered an injury the other evening. 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