Top Ten Search Terms

It’s always funny to see the search terms that bring people here. Some (like my name) are quite popular and appear day after day, others come and go, and some are just one of a kind. Here, Letterman-style, are a few of my recent favorites:

10.) push button light switches – Most people’s blogs are only interesting to their friends and family (and probably not even then) but I always hope strangers will be able to find at least some useful information here. A post linking to a company that makes 1920s-style lightswitches for older homes apparantly fills the bill.

9.) ned devines sterling – Again, my post about my evening at Ned Devine’s would probably be worthwhile reading for someone thinking of going there.

8.) allodial title – This one turns up almost every day. Glenn Reynolds may be trying to re-popularize privateering, but I get all the would-be modern-day noblemen (or women)

7.) star wars funny – I think Star Wars is pretty funny too, when I go back and watch it today. But my only post on the subject is really about the next — very popular — search term:

6.) busty – But not just any busty, we also need “busty cops” or “busty betty”, who I am betty-ing is some kind of p-0-r-n star, but you can google that and let me know. All I ever did to anyone was link a photo of the latest convention geekery…

5.) you got to be kidding – Are people searching for my blog by title? Is there a movie or book out there by that name that I’m not aware of? People look for that at least weekly, and I know I don’t have that many fans 🙂

4.) ptsd gun club – Now that’s a scary thought! I imagine it gets them to this post, but what would a “ptsd gun club” be like? Everyone unrolls their sleeping bag in front of their lane, and a couple hours later the range captain randomly plays helicopter noises over the PA?

3.) libertarian gun fetishists – Gee, tell us how you really feel about those kwazy libertarians!

2.) girls in handcuffs – I really had to go google this one myself, since I have no idea where I’ve ever talked about bondage. And sure enough, google claims not to find anything at this site with those words. Good old Excite, maybe? AOL? Yahoo!?

…and the number one recent search term:

1.) storm trooper in bathroom – Uhh, I take it back. The PTSD Gun Club is nowhere near as scary as this visual!