{"id":49950,"date":"2015-03-28T19:15:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T01:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/28\/operators-are-standing-by-2.html"},"modified":"2015-05-09T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T16:19:40","slug":"operators-are-standing-by-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/28\/operators-are-standing-by-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Operators are standing by!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These infomercial-style pet adoption commercials are hysterical.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2015\/03\/25\/these-ads-use-infomercial-tropes-to-sell-shelter-pets'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/sINIE4wgIjQcjeNRF1i6ZU0XfKOpoMe8n4YmHvuPa84Z_gSA3Z0gQQlVKBNJOB50zFYaRLxM5vcromSsoEQTKWHRjR1RjcER28j1BN-23-2VAos=w506-h303' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2015\/03\/25\/these-ads-use-infomercial-tropes-to-sell-shelter-pets'>These Ads Use Infomercial Tropes To Sell Shelter Pets<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nPet owners know that domestic animals have many uses around the home. 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