{"id":23141,"date":"2018-01-11T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T12:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=23141"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:25:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:25:45","slug":"forlorn-fella-on-a-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/01\/11\/forlorn-fella-on-a-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Forlorn Fella on a Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here\u2019s another example of the urban phenomena we 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 work van. This little fella is hanging on for dear life traveling on 11th Street in South Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s another example of the urban phenomena we 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 work van. 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