{"id":9851,"date":"2016-11-09T12:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=9851"},"modified":"2016-11-09T12:27:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:27:24","slug":"wolves-sheep-epigram-17-st-bbq-murphysboro-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/09\/wolves-sheep-epigram-17-st-bbq-murphysboro-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves &#038; Sheep Epigram at 17 St. BBQ in Murphysboro, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.foodnetwork.com\/fn-dish\/2015\/07\/amy-mills-judges-chopped-grill-masters\/\">barbeque mastermind Amy Mills<\/a><\/strong> for posting this photo on Twitter. 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