{"id":154,"date":"2025-04-16T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarglefarg.wordpress.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:03:49","slug":"tom-lehrers-the-elements-inspired-this-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snarglefarg.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/16\/tom-lehrers-the-elements-inspired-this-limerick\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Elements&#8221; by Tom Lehrer: Inspired this limerick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snarglefarg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tom-lehrer-the-elements-ai-generated-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\nA vibrant 3D rendering of an atom against a black background. 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