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+---
+- name: Retrieve random bofh excuse
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  become: false
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Retrieve excuse data
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "https://bofh-api.bombeck.io/v1/excuses/random"
+        return_content: true
+      register: excuse
+
+    - name: Display the excuse
+      when: excuse is succeeded
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ excuse.json | map(attribute='quote') }}"
+