{"id":3139,"date":"2014-12-21T01:18:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T01:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2014-12-21T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T01:18:30","slug":"139-a-wonder-winterland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/?p=3139","title":{"rendered":"139 A Wonder Winterland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3253352\/height\/325\/width\/325\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"325\" width=\"325\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/139-A-Wonder-Winterland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/139-A-Wonder-Winterland.jpg\" alt=\"139 A Wonder Winterland\" width=\"831\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3140\" srcset=\"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/139-A-Wonder-Winterland.jpg 831w, http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/139-A-Wonder-Winterland-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/139-A-Wonder-Winterland-415x300.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/a>Welcome to our discount website that doesn&#8217;t put us on Google Maps.  For another $10 a month we could let everyone know where we live, but as it is we&#8217;ll just have to keep telling you all where you can go.  This week&#8217;s episode is a full stocking of goodies, a fruitcake full of nuts and candies, a pi\u00f1ata stuffed with candy and toys, a grab-bag of surprises, a cookie tray, a box of chocolates from which you never know what you&#8217;ll get, a Deck of Many Things, a buffet plate your mother put together while you sat waiting at the table, a flea-infested carcass and other things you dare not ponder.  It is our gift to you, dear listener, with our compliments and one or two happy returns.  Have joyous whatever-the-fuck and may all you seasonal expectations be at least partially fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p><em>You remember <strong>Toy Story<\/strong>, right?  Well, this isn&#8217;t that.  Sure, there&#8217;s a toy who feels threatened by the appearance of new toys and is willing to go to great lengths to make sure its beloved child doesn&#8217;t forget or neglect him.  But past that familiar premise, things take a creepier, almost stalker-ish turn.  Not since Glenn Close told Michael Douglas, &#8220;I will not be ignored!&#8221; has a jilted figure (or figurine) been willing to go so far to embed themselves in the heart of their obsession.  See the desperation and tormented sense of betrayal that fuels <strong>A Christmas Fantasy (1930)<\/strong>.<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GnulUvKgGs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From Skullard&#8217;s Postcard Collection<\/strong>:  You can tell how desperate FedEx is getting this time of year by the quality of the temporary drivers they&#8217;re willing to hire.  I mean, look at this kid: she&#8217;s dropping packages and doesn&#8217;t bother going back to get them.  And you can bet that freight isn&#8217;t organized by address.  And what&#8217;s she going to do when her next delivery is uphill?  Amateurs.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/seasonsgreetings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/seasonsgreetings.jpg\" alt=\"seasonsgreetings\" width=\"317\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3141\" srcset=\"http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/seasonsgreetings.jpg 317w, http:\/\/whatcouldgowrongpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/seasonsgreetings-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our discount website that doesn&#8217;t put us on Google Maps. 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