{"id":12055,"date":"2013-04-15T17:24:38","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T21:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2013\/04\/would-you-like-a-slap-in-the-face-or-a-punch-in-the-mouth.html"},"modified":"2013-04-15T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T21:24:38","slug":"would-you-like-a-slap-in-the-face-or-a-punch-in-the-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2013\/04\/would-you-like-a-slap-in-the-face-or-a-punch-in-the-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Like a Slap in the Face or a Punch In The Mouth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I used to play a game with my dog Zoey where I&#8217;d ask her if she&#8217;d like a slap in the face or a punch in the mouth. 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