{"id":7727,"date":"2014-02-03T11:46:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T11:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2014-02-03T11:46:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T11:46:57","slug":"raspberrypi-powered-joke-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7727","title":{"rendered":"#RaspberryPi powered Joke Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.instructables.com\/F7D\/YT1E\/HR4SS7AM\/F7DYT1EHR4SS7AM.MEDIUM.jpg?resize=560%2C373\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tim Massaro has written an Instructable to create a Pi Joke Machine. 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