{"id":769,"date":"2014-03-26T09:54:37","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T23:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/?p=769"},"modified":"2014-03-26T16:30:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T06:00:33","slug":"breaking-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2014\/03\/breaking-bad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking bad news"},"content":{"rendered":"

We get a lot of junk mail sent to the reception email. It’s the downside to a public email address: on the one hand it’s great that everyone can get in touch, on the other hand there are only so many search engine optimisation emails that a girl can handle.<\/p>\n

Recently, however, I’ve noticed a change in tenor in our spam. A – fairly drastic, I have to say – change in tack. It started when I found myself accused of committing a felony:<\/p>\n

\"Crash<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hillary’s so cheerful about our road incident! It really is, when you think about it, very kind of her.<\/p>\n

But the felony was nothing on the cancer:<\/p>\n

\"Cancer<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Well, that’s me done for. Guess I’m signing out for good, guys. It’s been great.<\/p>\n

Love,<\/p>\n

[email address removed] All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

(SERIOUSLY! But if, by the by, you want a real insight into cancer, Geoff Goodfellow<\/a>‘s the one to read.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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