{"id":217,"date":"2008-05-31T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-31T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=217"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T03:11:13","slug":"grandma-tells-it-like-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/05\/31\/grandma-tells-it-like-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandma tells it like it is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grandma: It&#8217;s been a long time since you checked my cholesterol. Don&#8217;t you think you should check my cholesterol?<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Well that depends, how much longer do you plan to live? (?! &#8211; by the way, Grandma is 97)<\/p>\n<p>Grandma: I think I&#8217;d like another ten years.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Well then, we&#8217;d better check your cholesterol.<\/p>\n<p>Go Grandma!<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">\u00a9 Copyright Judy Haley 2008. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandma: It&#8217;s been a long time since you checked my cholesterol. Don&#8217;t you think you should check my cholesterol? Doctor: Well that depends, how much longer do you plan to live? (?! &#8211; by the way, Grandma is 97) Grandma: I think I&#8217;d like another ten years. Doctor: Well then, we&#8217;d better check your cholesterol. 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