{"id":928,"date":"2009-01-13T11:59:56","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T16:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=928"},"modified":"2009-01-13T11:59:56","modified_gmt":"2009-01-13T16:59:56","slug":"mcsweeneys-internet-tendency-a-letter-to-prince-regarding-the-crying-of-doves-and-the-fiasco-that-resulted-from-the-presentation-of-a-speech-on-that-topic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=928","title":{"rendered":"McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: A Letter to Prince Regarding the Crying of Doves and the Fiasco That Resulted From the Presentation of a Speech on That Topic."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: A Letter to Prince Regarding the Crying of Doves and the Fiasco That Resulted From the Presentation of a Speech on That Topic.<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I suppose I should type something here, but really, just read it. All the way through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: A Letter to Prince Regarding the Crying of Doves and the Fiasco That Resulted From the Presentation of a Speech on That Topic.. I suppose I should type something here, but really, just read it. 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