{"id":9503,"date":"2023-08-28T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/?p=9503"},"modified":"2023-06-14T22:54:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T02:54:19","slug":"as-the-last-notes-of-the-regis-st-oink-oink-theme-song-died-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/as-the-last-notes-of-the-regis-st-oink-oink-theme-song-died-away\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Last Notes of the Regis St Oink Oink Theme Song Died Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/j-avatar-e1443983489508.png\" alt=\"by jen\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>the \u201cwheezing and clapping\u201d kind<\/li>\n<li>you buoyant balloon of happiness<\/li>\n<li>lashing us to our seats for well over two hours<\/li>\n<li>lively, voluptuous brunette<\/li>\n<li>casinos in the middle of the Andes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tune in next time part 829 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/tune-in-next-time\/\">Click Here for Earlier Installments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the last notes of the Regis St Oink Oink theme song died away, Fleur bowed. 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Mother had been away, gambling at her favorite\u00a0<em>casinos in the middle of the Andes<\/em>, and she&#8217;d left Father in charge. I wanted my children to have better childhoods than I and my siblings had. 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