{"id":31943,"date":"2006-03-13T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2006-03-13T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2006\/03\/13\/the-social-skills-of-a-thermonuclear-device-part-2\/"},"modified":"2006-03-13T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2006-03-13T10:00:11","slug":"the-social-skills-of-a-thermonuclear-device-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20060313-11\/?p=31943","title":{"rendered":"The social skills of a thermonuclear device, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess I’m living up to my reputation of having the social skills of a thermonuclear device<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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From<\/b>: <name withheld> <\/p>\n

It’d be awful swell of you to add my blog to your blogroll. You don’t know me, and I know you only by your superlative writings, but I’m a big fan. <\/p>\n

http:\/\/<link withheld> <\/p>\n

P.S. Would you like you home remortgaged? Are you in need of prescription drugs? Can you help me free up my Nigerian wealth? <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

My reply: <\/p>\n

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hey there – i actually am extremely selective about who goes on my blogroll. in fact I’m working on making it smaller, not bigger. sorry. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And the response: <\/p>\n

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From<\/b>: <name withheld> <\/p>\n

HOW RUDE! <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Maybe the author of this cartoon<\/a> was researching how to finish the story… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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