Before we get to that, we must get to this. Since I was playing hookey from 3D yesterday (aka: working) I did not get a chance to reply to this comment of Rufus:
One of the Little Fireflies (a girl, thank goodness!) went through a 10 month or so phase where she insisted on wearing a tutu, 24/7. It was pretty funny.
I herewith am pleased to observe: Nice to see that she takes after her father.
Now that that is out of the way, let’s get down to the business at hand. Y’all know how google predictor works, right? When you start typing in your search term, it comes up with suggestions on what you are looking for. Those suggestions are based on the popularity of search terms. In other words, the more people searching for something, the more likely google will offer that suggestion.
Ergo, google predictor provides an interesting view into what people are interested in when they hit the internets and – for some odd reason – aren’t looking for Salma Hayek’s boobs, which – by the way – are on glorious display just under the fold:
You’re welcome.
Anyway, here’s a few glimpses into the wild world of the internets and the dark recesses of the minds of those who use it.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid…
We start with the search: “Can a woman.” Here’s what we get:
Number three is not too disturbing, now is it?
How about “can a man”?
Outside of the guys that Floyd hangs out with, I think the answer to number 4 is “no, and if the answer is yes, I don’t want to know that.”
Moving to the scary question “Is it wrong”:
Incest takes up 50% of the category. Apparently it’s not just for Kentucky anymore.
Let’s get even more basic. The simple question, “why”:
OK, who hasn’t wondered why we can’t own Canadians? I get that.
Let’s try “Is George Bush”:
And, for the sake of balance: “Is Barack Obama”:
Re number 5: if you have to ask, the answer should be self-apparent.
Let’s end this on a happy note:
You are invited to try it yourself and post your best finds here. Except for Floyd – because we don’t want to know what his twisted mind will come up with – and Eric, because there are only so many ways to search “Eric Porvaznik is cooler than”
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I give up — is it more than two people these days?
I can take screenshots with my mac but I don’t know how to post them on here. I googled “Hot to…” and the results were pretty hilarious/informative. If any one knows how/if I can post them here I will share some others.
Let me guess, you’re using Grab to take screenshots and it’s saving them as .tif files? Or did you figure out how to save the pics as .png’s or .jpeg’s and what you’re wondering is how to get the pics on the internet for others to see?
For the former, I use GIMP for all my image-manipulating needs, including changing file-types. It’s almost as versatile as photoshop, but with an almost completely unintuitive interface. But it’s free, so I can’t beat that.
For the latter, I use Photobucket.
Yeah that’s a lot of “computer talk” for me. I hit command-shift-3 and that saves the screenshot to my desktop. After that I’m lost.
Rufus here;
here’s one…
Re: the Michael Moore search, the answer is “all of the above.”
Thanks for the mammaries,
EricRich. You are a gentleman and a scholar.Whoops, I meant Rich. But let’s not think of this as my making a mistake, let’s think of it as a teachable moment for all of us.
Lets just skip the Google stuff and have a conversation about Salma Hayek’s breast. They are amazing.
I kind of want to own a Canadian too.
I wouldn’t mind owning a Canadian either, as long as it’s Evangeline Lilly.
>>Let’s just skip the Google stuff and have a conversation about Salma Hayek’s breast. They are amazing. >>
Hate to wreck the surprise, but that’s the plan for your bachelor party.
Amazing what a difference adding one letter will do to a search…
LOL on the Canadian.
If I were a betting man, I’d say incest is the next sexual frontier, now that homosexuality has been “normalized”. Just keeping pushing that envelope…
Nice to know we’ve progressed to the desire of purchasing our Great White North neighbors. Just so long they come with a Labatt’s, two pounds of back-bacon and a toque, eh?
One of my fellow Ministers to the Sick and Homebound happens to be from Nigeria, and she was absent from last Sunday’s services. One of the residents – God bless her little heart – asked me to make sure I bring her next week, to which I replied, “I’m sorry, Harriet, I can’t make Youke do anything she doesn’t want. We had a war in this country to end stuff like that.” Fortunately, the elderly are not of the PC generation and a good laugh was had by all.
You could always try: “Can you marry…”
Can I lease a canadian ?
Sorry, I haven’t got enough degrees to do this the right way (that’s a softball for Rich), but if you do “google is” the fourth and seventh response are especially appropriate.
Rufus here; that took some cajones, Stosh! I had always heard if you Google “google” it would destroy the space-time continuum.
Here you go:
Thanks, Rufus…and that space/time continuum thing? No worries, I used the Omega 13, and it’s all fixed. At least it was 13 seconds ago.
Do you need to borrow my flux capacitor?
Sorry, all out of putonium – let me know when you come up with a version that works on household garbage.
Just don’t cross the streams!
Back off man -I’m a scientist.
Ahhhh, but do you expect results?
My uncle was a Canadian, he always said I owned his heart.