Attaching/connecting Heat Sinks
You could use glue - but only as a bonding agent, not as a connecting agent.

By this I need to draw ASCII diagrams - forgive the crudity!

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Use glue ($)? I don't think so!

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Use conductive paste (#)! But what holds it together?

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Use both:

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