{"id":28,"date":"2011-07-19T07:25:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T12:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aguidetoselfsabotage.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2011-07-20T11:06:39","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T16:06:39","slug":"the-first-query","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aguidetoselfsabotage.com\/2011\/07\/19\/the-first-query\/","title":{"rendered":"the first online dating letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">In one of her profile photos she wore a plastic colander on her head. I thought she might &#8220;get&#8221; me. She deleted her account after I contacted her. This is how OK Stupid was born.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sep 27, 2010 \u2013 1:51pm<strong id=\"message_heading\"><br \/>\non the subject of colanders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear not Fran Klepter,<\/p>\n<p>A colander fashioned from metal provides dual use protection &#8211; from thought stealing smugglers and against spoons being thrown. In your photo it looks as though you are wearing a plastic one. What does that protect you from? Conversation?<\/p>\n<p>I also like the Rite of Spring. In particular that the audience rioted at the premier. We need more classical music riots.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m unsure when to use the hyphen. You?<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nAnthony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In one of her profile photos she wore a plastic colander on her head. I thought she might &#8220;get&#8221; me. She deleted her account after I contacted her. This is how OK Stupid was born. 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