It's been a while since I checked in on what Google search strings brought people to Verbatim; here's a few of the choicest recent entries:
- cooking is a gerund - Yes! You've got it!
- idiot bear guy - I get tons of people looking for Tim89othy Tre56adwell's* death audio, which I don't have! Do you hear me? I. Don't. Have. It. Werner Herzog listened to it, was horrified, and gave the tape to Tread32well's friend. The end. But I had to laugh at this particular searcher's choice of words.
- can starving prevent stomach bug - I suppose if you starved yourself to death, you wouldn't have the bug anymore, would you? But I can't recommend it. Just sip water and nibble saltines for a few days and you'll be fine.
- maytag sav5710aww - Don't do it! I don't know how much more strongly I can put this, but if I hear of anyone buying a new Maytag, I will drive to your house and stage an intervention.
- object pronouns fun - I think so too, but it's always the subject pronouns that get all the attention, isn't it?
- rupert and martha wainwright performing leonard cohen's hallelujah - First of all, it's Rufus, not Rupert. Second of all, it's horrible. Martha ruins it. Rufus does a nice job on his own, though.
- turkey breast side up does that mean bones show or not - Good for you for asking! If you're not used to cooking, then how else would you know? I don't know which bones you mean, so let's do this: Picture a live turkey or chicken, with its round breast out in front and little legs in the back there. It's the same once it's been beheaded (and befooted)—so if you put it breast side up in a pan, the legs are sort of on the bottom and the big meaty breast is on top. If you put it breast side down, the legs and bony back are on top.
- how to spell superceded - Um, not like that. Supersede is the only English word that ends with -sede. All the others in that category end in -ceed (proceed, exceed, succeed, etc.) or -cede (precede, recede, secede, etc.).
- bacon fish - We can dream, can't we?
- ways to use meatballs - I usually just eat them, but I'm open to other suggestions.
- marthin luter king - You're very, very close.
- what is the object pronoun of tickets - Hey, I love object pronouns as much as the next gal, but I don't know what this question even means. My guess: them.
*Sorry for the intrusive numerals; I'm hoping to thwart the search engine gods so as not to further perpetuate this one.
Rupert Wainwright. *snort*
Posted by: Kathy | March 18, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Funny post, Karen.
Posted by: Debra Hamel | March 18, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Great post Karen, loved your comments next to the searches!
Posted by: amy | March 18, 2008 at 05:00 PM
People come to my blog looking for "granny pee". This fetish is more widespread than I would have guessed.
Posted by: the nag | March 18, 2008 at 06:04 PM
Thanks for my Good Morning laugh! :)
Object pronouns and bacon fish. Mmm. My kind of site.
Posted by: mommyralf | March 19, 2008 at 08:42 AM