{"id":1956,"date":"2026-01-26T22:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2026-01-26T22:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:25:16","slug":"why-flies-kept-circling-an-old-farmer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=1956","title":{"rendered":"Why Flies Kept Circling an Old Farmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1859164\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An old farmer was hauling a load of manure when he was stopped by a state trooper. \u201cYou were speeding,\u201d the cop said. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to give you a ticket.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYep,\u201d the farmer said as he watched the trooper shoo away several flies.<br \/>\n\u201cThese flies are terrible,\u201d the trooper complained.<br \/>\n\u201cYep,\u201d the farmer said. \u201cThose are circle flies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s a circle fly?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThem flies that circle a horse\u2019s ass,\u201d answered the farmer. \u201cThem are circle flies.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t be calling me a horse\u2019s ass, would you?\u201d The trooper angrily asked.<br \/>\n\u201cNope, I didn\u2019t,\u201d the farmer replied. \u201cBut you just can\u2019t fool them flies.<br \/>\nJacob asked his teacher some tricky questions. 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