{"id":7047,"date":"2026-07-17T22:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/benetv\/2026\/07\/17\/everyone-understood-the-cards-and-paints-but-the-third-prisoners-unusual-choice-made-the-entire-bus-wonder-what-he-was-thinking\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:36:25","slug":"everyone-understood-the-cards-and-paints-but-the-third-prisoners-unusual-choice-made-the-entire-bus-wonder-what-he-was-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/benetv\/2026\/07\/17\/everyone-understood-the-cards-and-paints-but-the-third-prisoners-unusual-choice-made-the-entire-bus-wonder-what-he-was-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Understood the Cards and Paints, But the Third Prisoner\u2019s Unusual Choice Made the Entire Bus Wonder What He Was Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third convict held up the box with a confident smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other two looked at each other, completely confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Tampons?&#8221; one of them asked. &#8220;You brought tampons to prison? 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