\n\nGrandboy: Momma, even if I’m on Santa’s “Good List” I’d still like to get coal as a gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mamasan: Why on Earth would you still want coal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Well, coal is a really useful thing. You can make fire with it, turn it into a torch, use it to smelt stuff. It’s good to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—-
Ah, the sweet sound of a prepper growing up\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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