{"id":390,"date":"2019-05-31T14:09:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T20:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/?p=390"},"modified":"2020-03-25T09:06:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:06:20","slug":"new-at-123ish-unique-desktop-toys-for-office-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/31\/new-at-123ish-unique-desktop-toys-for-office-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"New at 123ish: Unique Desktop Toys For Office Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t miss much about the corporate 9-to-5 (cubicle slave #X197532), but one thing I do get nostalgic for is all the dumb things people would do to amuse themselves to alleviate office tedium. I did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.123ish.com\/en\/entries\/1746-the-best-desktop-toys-for-killing-office-boredom\">a whole review of unique recommendations for office desktop toys<\/a>. 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