What are some the of the most unusual/funny ways anyone has stumbled onto your site?
May 12th 2008 00:04
Over the past two years I've enjoyed scrolling through my statistics and saving the code for what people were looking for before they clicked on one of my pages... I've included the search packages here because the include terms which were not put together by me anywhere in the website, making them amusing and/or bizarre to contemplate.
From Google.com: birth death and marriages of Phnom Penh
On 'Introducing Epiphanie Bloom' I list Phnom Penh as one of the cities I have visited, and later in the comments section I explain that you have to go to the registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to officially change your name.
Google: www. multiplehuesryders .com (I have to add spaces to the link to prevent it from showing up as 'Really Long Link')
In 'A Scanner Darkly Film Review' I mention that the film uses 'multiple hues', like four skin colours, for its colour template, and then mention Winona Ryder's last name. Hilarious.
Google UK: Lime Line Films Beta
I'm not sure how this person find their way to my website at all, as I would have to sift through pages and pages of search results...
Google Spain: Roof lights pods spain
I believe there was a discussion on light holes in the roof of the Scottish Parliament Building, which had nothing to do with Spain whatsoever.
Google Italy and Google India: "men"
Who says my searches are all niche? The Google Italy search placed me on page 80 or something.
From Google: I am not aroused men but I have intrusive thoughts about men
Poor guy (or girl?)... this would have gotten them to the ''Psychological Study Shows Homophobic Men Very Likely To Be Aroused By Gay Erotic Stimuli" page, which may or may not have been helpful.
Google: things to do to your girlfriend
This sounds a bit x-rated! I have no idea which search words appeared in which way for this search.
Google: post-modern dating advice
Lol, maybe I should write a post offering romantic tips.
Google: types of afl kicks dictionary
This one amused and bemused me... I have never written on AFL, or even mentioned sports in any context. I mention the word 'dictionary' in my 'Seven Types of Ambiguity' post, however.
Google: funny videos hola
One of the more general search terms I've come across, this must have directed them to 'Hola from Barcelona'.
Google: atonement the movie, a blokes review
I never wrote an official review, and it wouldn't have been from a bloke's perspective.
http://uk.ask.com: poem%22 keep your feet on the ground and your head in the sky
Cute search term, almost exactly matching my 'Travel is a State of Mind' poem.
Google Switzerland: Raphael Nadal%22 gay
Mountain Fog made a comment about Raphael Nadal possibly being gay on a post about Spain, and hey, presto, it garnered me a reader!
Google: why are black men so homophobic
Good question, though you may want to specify 'African' or 'African-American' because they have totally different contexts for their homophobia. Read about Kanye West speaking out against homophobia in the hip hop community here.
Google: Stuart Hall multiple representations of blackness
I posted up two abstracts on my 'I Want My S(t)imulation! MTV, Representation and Desire' page - one analysed Eminem with Stuart Hall in mind, and one analysed representations of black females with Jacques Lacan in mind. I say a literary mash-up is called for!
Google: Obama too postmodern
I was surprised to find that Google had created a snapshot of Postmodern Critic back when I had my bright, multi-coloured wallpaper. I mentioned that I had had a dream about Barack Obama, and the word 'too' was used later in the post. 'Postmodern' shows up on every page with the title.
Google Canada: gay speech therapy
I created a post called 'Speech Therapy for Gays and Lesbians in England' which had nothing to do with gay speech therapy - I put those words together because I was writing about speech therapy, England and gay statistics separately within the same post. It surprised me that someone actually searched for this term!
Google: picture of Epiphanie Bloom
Awww... here's one of me from the day of the Mardi Gras: I'm the girl with the blonde streaks with my hand up in the red polo in the 'Dancing' photo. You can also find some others of me in Daily Inspirations. Or just visit my Facebook profile.
Google Australia: Discourse and Ideology within the Osbournes
Great topic, on which I have written absolutely nothing.
Google: Jake Gyllenhaal nationality peruvian
I mention 'Peruvian' in a reference to a photo of a boy tending to a lamb here; it had nothing to do with Jake Gyllenhaal.
Google South Africa: contact details for newly employed people
Could you be more general? No wonder you got unhelpful results like Postmodern Critic!
Google: analogous to the horizontal stroke through the middle
Nice and abstract!
Google Romania: expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context%3B unclearness by virtue or having more than one meaning
Interesting search terms, I doubt I was able to help much, though.
Google: what was sewed to her dress in lust%2C caution
I mentioned that a cyanide pill was sewed onto Wong Chia Chi's dress in the movie. Nice to know I could help someone out directly.
Google Canada: Lust Caution - How long is the film
I mentioned that the film seemed too long to Western audiences and too short to Asian ones. I personally found it a mixture of both. I could have watched longer, but was a bit overwhelmed by its entirety as well. Sorry to that Google Canada person for not being more of help!
Google: gay rtw blogs
Maybe I should start a blog on gay travel advice? I once did a post on 'Beautiful Postmodern Spectacles (A 'Round The World' Trip')', and my short title for this was 'RTW'.
Google Australia: Question: is minimalism postmodern
Minimalism and postmodernism are two different things. Though they can be combined, as in Keith Ferreira's philosophical writing.
Google: Dagamar film
In this post, my friend and I were playing a creative writing game, and one of the names of the characters I created was King Dagamar. I don't think I mentioned film in the same post, though... Someone using Google Senegal also searched for 'Dagamar'.
Google Australia: Erotica: Vintage French Photos and illustrations
I wrote about my visit to the Museum of Erotica in Barcelona here.
Google Turkey: internalized discrimination
Wonderful topic, but no direct matches on Postmodern Critic, sorry!
From Google.com: birth death and marriages of Phnom Penh
On 'Introducing Epiphanie Bloom' I list Phnom Penh as one of the cities I have visited, and later in the comments section I explain that you have to go to the registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to officially change your name.
Google: www. multiplehuesryders .com (I have to add spaces to the link to prevent it from showing up as 'Really Long Link')
In 'A Scanner Darkly Film Review' I mention that the film uses 'multiple hues', like four skin colours, for its colour template, and then mention Winona Ryder's last name. Hilarious.
Google UK: Lime Line Films Beta
I'm not sure how this person find their way to my website at all, as I would have to sift through pages and pages of search results...
Google Spain: Roof lights pods spain
I believe there was a discussion on light holes in the roof of the Scottish Parliament Building, which had nothing to do with Spain whatsoever.
Google Italy and Google India: "men"
Who says my searches are all niche? The Google Italy search placed me on page 80 or something.
From Google: I am not aroused men but I have intrusive thoughts about men
Poor guy (or girl?)... this would have gotten them to the ''Psychological Study Shows Homophobic Men Very Likely To Be Aroused By Gay Erotic Stimuli" page, which may or may not have been helpful.
Google: things to do to your girlfriend
This sounds a bit x-rated! I have no idea which search words appeared in which way for this search.
Google: post-modern dating advice
Lol, maybe I should write a post offering romantic tips.
Google: types of afl kicks dictionary
This one amused and bemused me... I have never written on AFL, or even mentioned sports in any context. I mention the word 'dictionary' in my 'Seven Types of Ambiguity' post, however.
Google: funny videos hola
One of the more general search terms I've come across, this must have directed them to 'Hola from Barcelona'.
Google: atonement the movie, a blokes review
I never wrote an official review, and it wouldn't have been from a bloke's perspective.
http://uk.ask.com: poem%22 keep your feet on the ground and your head in the sky
Cute search term, almost exactly matching my 'Travel is a State of Mind' poem.
Google Switzerland: Raphael Nadal%22 gay
Mountain Fog made a comment about Raphael Nadal possibly being gay on a post about Spain, and hey, presto, it garnered me a reader!
Google: why are black men so homophobic
Good question, though you may want to specify 'African' or 'African-American' because they have totally different contexts for their homophobia. Read about Kanye West speaking out against homophobia in the hip hop community here.
Google: Stuart Hall multiple representations of blackness
I posted up two abstracts on my 'I Want My S(t)imulation! MTV, Representation and Desire' page - one analysed Eminem with Stuart Hall in mind, and one analysed representations of black females with Jacques Lacan in mind. I say a literary mash-up is called for!
Google: Obama too postmodern
I was surprised to find that Google had created a snapshot of Postmodern Critic back when I had my bright, multi-coloured wallpaper. I mentioned that I had had a dream about Barack Obama, and the word 'too' was used later in the post. 'Postmodern' shows up on every page with the title.
Google Canada: gay speech therapy
I created a post called 'Speech Therapy for Gays and Lesbians in England' which had nothing to do with gay speech therapy - I put those words together because I was writing about speech therapy, England and gay statistics separately within the same post. It surprised me that someone actually searched for this term!
Google: picture of Epiphanie Bloom
Awww... here's one of me from the day of the Mardi Gras: I'm the girl with the blonde streaks with my hand up in the red polo in the 'Dancing' photo. You can also find some others of me in Daily Inspirations. Or just visit my Facebook profile.
Google Australia: Discourse and Ideology within the Osbournes
Great topic, on which I have written absolutely nothing.
Google: Jake Gyllenhaal nationality peruvian
This made me laugh... does Jake Gyllenhaal look Peruvian to you? He's actually got a Swedish and Jewish heritage...
I mention 'Peruvian' in a reference to a photo of a boy tending to a lamb here; it had nothing to do with Jake Gyllenhaal.
Google South Africa: contact details for newly employed people
Could you be more general? No wonder you got unhelpful results like Postmodern Critic!
Google: analogous to the horizontal stroke through the middle
Nice and abstract!
Google Romania: expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context%3B unclearness by virtue or having more than one meaning
Interesting search terms, I doubt I was able to help much, though.
Google: what was sewed to her dress in lust%2C caution
I mentioned that a cyanide pill was sewed onto Wong Chia Chi's dress in the movie. Nice to know I could help someone out directly.
Google Canada: Lust Caution - How long is the film
I mentioned that the film seemed too long to Western audiences and too short to Asian ones. I personally found it a mixture of both. I could have watched longer, but was a bit overwhelmed by its entirety as well. Sorry to that Google Canada person for not being more of help!
Google: gay rtw blogs
Maybe I should start a blog on gay travel advice? I once did a post on 'Beautiful Postmodern Spectacles (A 'Round The World' Trip')', and my short title for this was 'RTW'.
Google Australia: Question: is minimalism postmodern
Minimalism and postmodernism are two different things. Though they can be combined, as in Keith Ferreira's philosophical writing.
Google: Dagamar film
In this post, my friend and I were playing a creative writing game, and one of the names of the characters I created was King Dagamar. I don't think I mentioned film in the same post, though... Someone using Google Senegal also searched for 'Dagamar'.
Google Australia: Erotica: Vintage French Photos and illustrations
I wrote about my visit to the Museum of Erotica in Barcelona here.
Google Turkey: internalized discrimination
Wonderful topic, but no direct matches on Postmodern Critic, sorry!
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bwa ha ha! a fantastic google search!
Actually, looking through your referrals is an eye-opening look at the internet behaviour of people in their private lives. My site gets too many searches for titillation.
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James - Yeah, I'm still incredulous over the Jake Gyllenhaal search myself...
Cibby - Denial is not a river in Egypt in this person's case... I wonder how they reacted to the homophobia study...
Luckily my Museum of Erotica reference is my only claim to pornographic fame...
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www.google.com search "mouth of oz of cervix"
led to my article on the cervical cancer vaccine entitled "protect your cervix with one little prick . . . ouch!"
www.google.ca search "how many homophobic people are there in the world?"
led to my article entitled "how homophobia hurts us all" which i just think is funny, like as if such a statistic exists?
and my personal favourite:
www.google.com search "pencil on clit torture"
i couldnt find any of my articles on the first 30 pages but my blog is called Deep Pencil and i once wrote about the TV show Ladette To Lady and mentioned one of the girls had a clit piercing . . . im not entirely sure where the word torture came from?
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