[imjoel]

It is _an_ answer. It interrupts my experience when I forget to Command-click and close the tab on accident.

[brk]

In this case, I think it's _the_ answer. Your request goes against the grain of what most people would tend to prefer: links act as they were designed to, user modifies behavior by choice.

[cd34]

shift-command-t to restore last closed window(s)