{"id":3307,"date":"2022-12-27T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimmy.ekota.net\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2022-12-27T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:28:40","slug":"the-secrets-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jimmy.ekota.net\/?p=3307","title":{"rendered":"The Secret’s Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All our lives, we are subjected to \u201crude awakenings\u201d \u2014 Santa, the Easter Bunny, professional wrestling, etc. Seems like there is more \u201cfake\u201d stuff than real stuff anymore. I figured, at my age, I was beyond being shocked \u2014 but I was wrong.\u00a0
This time of year, around Christmastime, it\u2019s a shame to be disappointed in something you thought you could rely on. But even Christmas isn\u2019t immune to legalized fakery.\u00a0
We have fake Christmas trees, garland, and even fake mistletoe\u2026. but I figured that the one thing absolutely immune to fakery was the annual holiday fruitcake.
Well, unfortunately, my extensive research has discovered that even that sacred holiday tradition has been compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me explain\u2026.
If you take a poll, you\u2019ll find that almost no one likes fruitcake. But a few years ago a friend started giving everyone a fruitcake that he made and people raved about it \u2014 everybody said they don\u2019t like fruitcakes, but his were really<\/em> good. I suppose it\u2019s his secret recipe, but he revealed that it contains a good amount of bourbon. I just assumed it was probably the bourbon that made it so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, this year he slipped up \u2014 every year he\u2019s given everyone the cakes just wrapped in aluminum foil, but this year he added a label, and as they say\u2026. the secret\u2019s out!
I\u2019ve attached a picture of the label as proof \u2014 you\u2019ll notice that he hasn\u2019t been giving fruitcakes, he\u2019s been giving fruitfakes!!<\/strong>\u00a0
So even the sacred fruitcake is prone to being knocked-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe he\u2019ll claim that it\u2019s a typo or a computer \u201cauto-correct\u201d but maybe there\u2019s something more sinister going on here???
I\u2019m just saying\u2026..
\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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