{"id":15353,"date":"2011-11-16T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T03:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=15353"},"modified":"2011-11-16T20:58:32","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T03:58:32","slug":"an-open-letter-to-el-queso-grande-if-you-lay-down-with-dogs-you-wake-up-with-fleas-which-is-news-to-no-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/15353\/an-open-letter-to-el-queso-grande-if-you-lay-down-with-dogs-you-wake-up-with-fleas-which-is-news-to-no-one\/","title":{"rendered":"An open letter to El Queso Grande:<\/em> If you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas — which is news to no one."},"content":{"rendered":"

Q:<\/strong> “Oh, dear! An NAR committee I am very proud to brag about belonging to is composed of clueless idiots. Whatever shall I do?”<\/a><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> Ahem.<\/a><\/p>\n

I swear I’m not making this shit up. Witness:<\/p>\n

“It’s time to do something different.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jeesh…<\/p>\n

 
(H\/T Linda Davis<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Q: “Oh, dear! An NAR committee I am very proud to brag about belonging to is composed of clueless idiots. Whatever shall I do?” A: Ahem. I swear I’m not making this shit up. 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