{"id":25,"date":"2008-04-24T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/"},"modified":"2008-04-23T22:34:11","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T02:34:11","slug":"wtf-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"WTF, mate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey gang &#8211; I&#8217;m out of town for work and sick as a dog (sinus infection that won&#8217;t\u00a0quit).\u00a0\u00a0So nothing deep\u00a0for today.\u00a0 Enjoy another oldie, but a goodie.\u00a0 Watch &#8220;The End of the World&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albinoblacksheep.com\/flash\/end\" title=\"End of the World\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-25\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-25\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-25\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/24\/wtf-mate\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey gang &#8211; 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