{"id":2163,"date":"2005-04-18T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-18T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2018-06-29T17:25:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T22:25:05","slug":"2163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/18\/2163\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad Libs Feature Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/stltoday\/lifestyle\/stories.nsf\/everyday\/story\/EF20607C44909E0086256FE400321D41?OpenDocument\" target=\"_new\">FanC a d8? Never fear, text messaging is here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Welcome to <b>(INSERT TECHNOLOGY)<\/b>, the newest, easiest way to show someone you&#8217;re interested. Simply <b>(INSERT TECHNOLOGY USE)<\/b>. 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