{"id":30168,"date":"2026-06-25T10:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=30168"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:21:30","slug":"dads-australian-survival-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/dads-australian-survival-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad\u2019s Australian Survival Lesson&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"120\">An Australian dad was taking his teenage son camping in the Outback.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"212\">As they sat by the fire, the son asked, \u201cDad, what\u2019s the secret to surviving in the wild?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"321\">The father puffed out his chest and said, \u201cSimple, mate. 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