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We&#8217;ve had over 13 million hits, made some <a href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\">fr<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/balloon-juice.com\">ie<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyrevolution.com\">nd<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/wonkette.com\">s<\/a>, made <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/alec\/06\/05\/how-to-get-banned-from-gawker\/\">some<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/alec\/05\/02\/dont-judge-a-blog-by-its-logo\/\">enemies<\/a>, and some <a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5400142\/ten-sensible-policies-that-will-never-happen\">awkward acquaintances<\/a>. It&#8217;s been a great 5 years &#8212; we never thought our sites would get this big or last this long &#8212; and we truly appreciate the contributions from staff and readers alike. Thanks everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\nThe Management<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without much fanfare, the 5 year anniversary of ProseBeforeHos came and went (see some of the original posts here from August 2005). 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