Fun With Google
9 Jun 2008One cool thing about running a blog on this site is that you can see how people get to your site. Mostly people get here by typing in the address directly (totally cool that people actually do that, given the irregularity of the updates), but sometimes people actually link here (even cooler). One other way, though, is by searching Google. It’s sometimes cool to see the different searches that this blog shows up on. Some that I see a lot are a player’s or team’s name followed by the word "overrated," which lead the searcher to the ever-popular posts about overrated players. I mentioned Tank McNamara once, so apparently anytime someone searches for the popular comic, my site pops up, and I occasionally get visitors for that. A lot of times people ask questions, like "When did the Texas Rangers last win a pennant?" (the answer: Never. 1 win in 3 playoff appearances does not equal a pennant.) or "What are the NFL teams in alphabetical order?" This is the typical stuff.
Every once in a while, though, there are searches that make me laugh out loud. There have been three recently that had that effect on me, and I wanted to share them with you:
1: Google: dallas cowboys players who refer to themselves in third person
JFS actually shows up 2nd on the results list for this one!
Again, we’re #2.
3: Google: donovan mcnabb super bowl vomit
#3 this time, although Google actually links to the "New Orleans Saints" category. Who knew?
If you’re one of the Googlers who stumbled this way, welcome, and I hope you found what you’re looking for.
