{"id":41,"date":"2021-04-13T21:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T04:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/?p=41"},"modified":"2021-06-13T13:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T20:26:03","slug":"two-popsicles-and-a-cup-of-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/2021\/04\/13\/two-popsicles-and-a-cup-of-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Two popsicles and a cup of coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes the punch lines for jokes are better than the jokes themselves.  Actually, sometimes the jokes aren&#8217;t even worth <em>telling<\/em>.  One of the most famous punchlines is, of course, &#8220;Wrecked &#8217;em?  Dang near killed him!&#8221;  But that is only tangential to my point.  My point is that there are a lot of good punchlines to so-so jokes.  The title of this post is a great example of that.  Here are a few more.  Feel free to add more in the comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ma&#8217;am, you have a broken finger.<\/li><li>You nique up on it.<\/li><li>No, I&#8217;m a frayed knot.<\/li><li>Better than a ham sandwich, isn&#8217;t it.<\/li><li>Catch up.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those of you who know me know I can go on and on. So, I&#8217;ll stop!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the punch lines for jokes are better than the jokes themselves. Actually, sometimes the jokes aren&#8217;t even worth telling. One of the most famous punchlines is, of course, &#8220;Wrecked &#8217;em? Dang near killed him!&#8221; But that is only tangential to my point. 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