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<\/a><\/p>\nIt’s lovely to be liked, and I should really learn to do as the Romans do, but I just can’t like<\/em> things I like.<\/p>\n I’m making a full confession now because I think it’s something anyone considering liking one of my posts deserves to know before they click.<\/p>\n Despite the thread title, you can carry on liking me if you’re so inclined<\/strong> (like how I put that in bold?). The upside is that my guilt at not ever reciprocating in kind often compels me to put extra effort into a reply I might otherwise not have, therefore adding value to the franchise. You’re welcome, Admin.<\/p>\n As of the most recent accounting, I’ve received 287 likes. I would like to take this opportunity to donate these to a charity involving orphans and kittens and unclubbed baby seals. Or else they could be loaded up and fired into an unsuspecting crowd (love<\/i> that illustration, which I grabbed from a story, since gone 404, called ‘How to get people to like you on Facebook in five simple steps’).<\/p>\n PS. Am anticipating the first reply: “No problem, I’m already not liking you.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (posted on a busy forum) It’s lovely to be liked, and I should really learn to do as the Romans do, but I just can’t like things I like. I’m making a full confession now because I think it’s something … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n