If you could be summarized by a search engine term, what would it be?
Those of you familiar with the WordPress Dashboard know about the statistics it keeps on our blog views, page sources, comments and external links. My absolute favorite feature of the Dashboard is the little column where it gives up the phrases people have searched that have brought them to my little bewildered blog.
It’s almost like voyeurism, and I almost feel guilty. But that feeling quickly fades as I find myself alternately delighted, puzzled and put-off completely by the things people look for on the internet.
Here, for your reading pleasure, is a small sampling:
Haley’s Comet. This is one of my favorites to see. You’re led to this post, and I wonder if you’re a student with a paper to write or an amateur astronomer. Railroad stories also fit into this category, which delighted me.
Poop. Four people in one day searched poop and found me. Golly, it doesn’t get much better than that!
F*ck my mother in law. Woah. I can picture this person hunched over their keyboard, hateful beads of sweat dripping from their brow, finally having had enough of the evil wench. And then it occurs to me – what if this person actually wants to f*ck their mother in law? I’m not even going to touch that one.
Search of a house wife who is not satisfied. Get cozy; I have thoughts. A) Who prefaces their internet searches with “search of”? B) It’s 8 o’clock in the morning, mister. Isn’t it a bit early for that? C) I do not appreciate the stereotype of the dissatisfied housewife. Really, do you think we’re all just sitting here, splayed naked on the couch, just waiting for your marginally endowed self to ravage us before the husband gets home? Here’s a newsflash, buddy: it’s incredibly satisfying to be able to pursue my interests and nurture my homelife while being completely provided for. If you’re seeking a dissatisfied woman, try looking in your kitchen, where your girlfriend is dropping cigarette ashes into your eggs while you surf the net for porn. Get off of my page.
Housewife with body rings. This guy spent 1.3 seconds here before hitting the Back button.
I know there are other bloggers who check in over here… who I love and adore… and I would be tickled to hear some of the terms that have popped up on YOUR pages…