{"id":3488,"date":"2020-02-28T14:45:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T22:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/?p=3488"},"modified":"2020-04-03T02:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:26:52","slug":"200228","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/2020\/02\/28\/200228\/","title":{"rendered":"200228"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/images\/2020\/200228.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>200228<br \/>\nThe media peddle fear<\/p>\n<p>If their temperature is high<br \/>\nWrite them off as they&#8217;ll soon die<br \/>\nIf they have a runny nose<br \/>\nLeave before they decompose<br \/>\nIf they blast out splashing poo<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a duty you should do<br \/>\nIf you hear somebody cough<br \/>\nYou should drown them in a trough<br \/>\nIf you see somebody sneeze<br \/>\nKill and bury quickly please<br \/>\nIf you think they sniffled snot<br \/>\nYou should end them with one shot<br \/>\nIf this sounds a tad severe<br \/>\nMedia has stoked this fear<\/p>\n<button class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\" data-rvtts-action=\"speak\" data-rvtts-text=\"200228 The media peddle fear If their temperature is high Write them off as they&#039;ll soon die If they have a runny nose Leave before they decompose If they blast out splashing poo There&#039;s a duty you should do If you hear somebody cough You should drown them in a trough If you see somebody sneeze Kill and bury quickly please If you think they sniffled snot You should end them with one shot If this sounds a tad severe Media has stoked this fear\" data-rvtts-voice=\"UK English Female\" data-rvtts-brand-url=\"https:\/\/responsivevoice.org\/?utm_source=wordpress-plugin&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=powered-by\" data-rvtts-brand-label=\"Powered by ResponsiveVoice\"><svg class=\"rvtts-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11 0C4.92345 0 0 4.92345 0 11C0 13.2683 0.690345 15.3772 1.86621 17.1221L0.811724 21.0517L4.70345 20.0124C6.48621 21.2641 8.65586 22 11 22C17.0766 22 22 17.0766 22 11C22 4.92345 17.0766 0 11 0ZM3.99793 9.99862C3.99793 9.44483 4.44552 8.99724 4.99931 8.99724C5.5531 8.99724 6.00069 9.44483 6.00069 9.99862V12.0014C6.00069 12.5552 5.5531 13.0028 4.99931 13.0028C4.44552 13.0028 3.99793 12.5552 3.99793 12.0014V9.99862ZM8.99724 13.9966C8.99724 14.5503 8.54966 14.9979 7.99586 14.9979C7.44207 14.9979 6.99448 14.5503 6.99448 13.9966V7.99586C6.99448 7.44207 7.44207 6.99448 7.99586 6.99448C8.54966 6.99448 8.99724 7.44207 8.99724 7.99586V13.9966ZM12.0014 17.0007C12.0014 17.5545 11.5538 18.0021 11 18.0021C10.4462 18.0021 9.99862 17.5545 9.99862 17.0007V4.99931C9.99862 4.44552 10.4462 3.99793 11 3.99793C11.5538 3.99793 12.0014 4.44552 12.0014 4.99931V17.0007ZM14.9979 13.9966C14.9979 14.5503 14.5503 14.9979 13.9966 14.9979C13.4428 14.9979 12.9952 14.5503 12.9952 13.9966V7.99586C12.9952 7.44207 13.4428 6.99448 13.9966 6.99448C14.5503 6.99448 14.9979 7.44207 14.9979 7.99586V13.9966ZM18.0021 12.0014C18.0021 12.5552 17.5545 13.0028 17.0007 13.0028C16.4469 13.0028 15.9993 12.5552 15.9993 12.0014V9.99862C15.9993 9.44483 16.4469 8.99724 17.0007 8.99724C17.5545 8.99724 18.0021 9.44483 18.0021 9.99862V12.0014Z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"responsivevoice-button__label\">Listen to Poem<\/span><\/button>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=stickpersonpoet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>200228 The media peddle fear If their temperature is high Write them off as they&#8217;ll soon die If they have a runny nose Leave before they decompose If they blast out splashing poo There&#8217;s a duty you should do If you hear somebody cough You should drown them in a trough If you see somebody &hellip; 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