{"id":1836,"date":"2010-09-29T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T23:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2010-10-12T16:28:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T22:28:28","slug":"need-to-put-a-little-zip-into-your-intiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1836","title":{"rendered":"Need to Put a Little Zip into Your Initiations?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Try the giant human centipede<\/a>. As the man said,<\/p>\n

Do you wish to separate the jolly good fellows from the dour sour pusses from those who seek to ASCEND TO THEIR SIDE DEGREES \u2014 but you suffer from lack of imagination when it comes to constructing elaborate hazing rituals and DEVICES?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For those times when a dark room lit by candles is not enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Try the giant human centipede. As the man said, Do you wish to separate the jolly good fellows from the dour sour pusses from those who seek to ASCEND TO THEIR SIDE DEGREES \u2014 but you suffer from lack of imagination when it comes to constructing elaborate hazing rituals and DEVICES? 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