{"id":783,"date":"2016-01-06T22:04:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T04:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.emeraldsilver.com\/gamequotes\/?p=783"},"modified":"2016-01-06T22:04:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T04:04:35","slug":"call-of-cthulhu-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.emeraldsilver.com\/gamequotes\/2016\/01\/06\/call-of-cthulhu-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Cthulhu, 1\/6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Friend&#8230; cash cow&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;I feel like we&#8217;re using the same words&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happens when I tie?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Tie goes to the Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s okay, we&#8217;re done masturbating each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pants accord is still in effect, right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I were drunk, you would mediate my words, wouldn&#8217;t you?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Sir, I mediate your words anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shall we see if we can learn anything from the good dead doctor?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Five thousand hooks, and no fish.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;No, the problem is that we&#8217;re trying to bite all the hooks at once&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been twenty-four hours, sir.  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