It's far worse with modern processors, so many pins, so tiny, and if one's even slightly bent you've got trouble.
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MildredHubble
I'm fortunate that it wasn't a more modern LGA 1700! I was a bit silly, when I discovered the retaining lever on the socket was a bit reluctant to loosen to remove the original CPU I decided to slightly unscrew the retaining bolt, then POP!!! as the CPU jumped out leaving 6-7 bent pins! 
Judge
Yeah. I once did precisely that with a Pentium IV CPU. I wanted to remove the heatsink and went about it all wrong, literally wrenching the CPU from the socket. And in the process bending a number of pins. With lots of patience and a magnifying glass and precision pliers, I was able to fix it. Probably my most harrowing tech experience.
MildredHubble
I felt very silly after doing it. I had turned an already fiddly process into a bit of a nightmare. I had expected it to take half an hour but bending those pins drew it out by a good extra hour! I will certainly never make that mistake again lol! 