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While I was out and about with The Boy, he spotted Homer and Marge’s kid perched on the hitch of a delivery truck. Must have left his skateboard at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While I was out and about with The Boy, he spotted Homer and Marge’s kid perched on the hitch of a delivery truck. 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