{"id":615,"date":"2007-03-25T18:32:55","date_gmt":"2007-03-25T22:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/03\/25\/leprechaun-warns-speeders-to-slow-down\/"},"modified":"2011-10-01T01:10:02","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T05:10:02","slug":"leprechaun-warns-speeders-to-slow-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/03\/25\/leprechaun-warns-speeders-to-slow-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Leprechaun warns speeders to slow down"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p> Has Orange County come up with a new way to catch speeders?  or is it entrapment?<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>An Orange County sheriffs deputy, dressed as a leprechaun was seen on the roadside warning speeding drivers to slow down.  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