{"id":863,"date":"2015-07-13T13:52:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T13:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truthkeepers.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2015-08-21T09:40:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T09:40:52","slug":"meanwhile-somewhere-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truthkeepers.com\/?p=863","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile, somewhere in Oregon\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Went to the florist the other day, and a transvestite waited on me.\u00a0 I wanted a spray with a Christian message, but he refused to take my order.\u00a0 He explained it was against his principles to make or sell sprays with Christian messages.\u00a0 I was devastated.\u00a0 I believe that I should be compensated for the damages.<\/p>\n<p>First, when I walked out of the door, I immediately had a fit of sneezing ($15k).\u00a0 Then I got in my car, but the heat was so bad that I felt faint ($5k).\u00a0 Pulling onto the street a car honked and I had to swerve to keep from hitting it 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