{"id":19039,"date":"2015-06-17T06:24:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T10:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=19039"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:15:20","slug":"a-sad-shrek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/06\/17\/a-sad-shrek\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sad Shrek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Truck<\/a>\"Sad<\/a>Here’s another example of the urban phenomena I refer to as Truck Mascots<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a pickup. This driver adorned his vehicle with a large Shrek<\/em> figure that looks like a bootleg won at a carnival. Somebody spent a lot of time, money and dexterity acquiring this cartoon character only to discard it. Sad.<\/p>\n

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Although the owner of this truck should be commended for his enthusiastic embrace of the Truck Mascot spirit, his parking abilities seem to be sadly lacking.\"sad-shrek-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s another example of the urban phenomena I refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a pickup. 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