I don’t really have time to write a real post today (there are multiple field trips and singular band concerts and all sorts of other crud that I probably won’t even get around to), but I hate to leave you with nothin’ so here’s somethin’—my tried and true fall back of choice. I’m even going to give it a name, so should I ever need a quick and easy post I can just throw up one of these like it’s an actual intended series or whatever.
So I give thee…Wacky Search Term Wednesday! (Throw in a day of the week and a little alliteration and voila—instant series!)
sock monkey (this is by far my top search right now)—Is there like a Worldwide Sock Monkey Convention going on or perhaps it’s National Sock Monkey Awareness Month? Because I’ve gotten hundreds of hits for this over the past couple weeks or so, including sock monkey, sock monkeys, “sock monkey”, mr. t sock monkey, monkey mr. t pictures, genuine sock monkeys and old sock monkey, to name a few. I dare say nobody in their right mind would dispute the awesomeness that is the sock monkey, but I had no idea they were this popular.
come to the dark side we have cookies pj—At first I thought this was an invitation to some dude named PJ, but now I’m thinking that perhaps the pj is for pajamas? Where can I find me a pair?
paint wall colors denver omelette—Heaven knows I love me a Denver omelette and I’m certainly no interior designer, but this just doesn’t sound like a good decorating choice to me. What colors would that be exactly? Yellow? Orange? Green? Pink?
simpson sex—I’m assuming this is connected to the Marge Simpson reference I made awhile back. I’ve also gotten hits for “marge crazy hair” and “mother on the simpson cartoon”. Does someone actually want to know about Marge and Homer’s sex life? They’re cartoons, sickos!
www, 500 pound circus lady, com—And this brought them here? Well, I never! Harumph!
What little gems have you guys gotten lately? Leave a comment with your wackiest hits here and I’ll select a winner at random to receive a genuine miniature sock monkey of her very own!
P.S. Happy Birthday Susan! You’re all kinds of awesome and I hope you have a great day!




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June 4, 2008 at 11:36 am
qsysue
Thanks! So far it’s been pretty good, spider in the shower and all. I can’t believe I just wrote that.
I love “come to the dark side we have cookies pj”—makes me think it’s a band name or something. (One of my favorite band names is I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness. If only they lived up to their name.)
June 4, 2008 at 2:43 pm
cheryl
Susan-
Ha! That’s hilarious (”I love you but I’ve chosen darkness”).
Personally, bythelbs, I’m not surprised at the sock monkey stuff. I mean, you have some pretty awesome photos of sock monkeys…
Here are my most random ones of late:
“aunt flo cramps but still preg”
“are carnations dorky to give a woman?”
“buy crazy hair dye in Utah”
“fat free and crazy”
“mormons are crazy”
“perfectionism satanic”
“potty training and divorce”
I honestly think it helps that there’s “Crazy” in my blog title.
June 4, 2008 at 2:54 pm
bythelbs
Susan—You shouldn’t be allowed to have such a cool name if you suck. (I’m speaking of the band you referred to, in case that wasn’t clear.)
Cheryl—Those are good. “are carnations dorky to give a woman?” ha! I have a friend whose favorite flower is pink carnations, so that’s what her husband always gives her, which is great for him because they’re like practically the cheapest flower you can buy!
June 4, 2008 at 3:11 pm
madhousewife
Be grateful it was “500 pound circus lady” and not “facial deformity”–which apparently brings people to my site! Double harumph!
June 4, 2008 at 3:35 pm
bythelbs
“facial deformity”? That’s odd. Just for the record, madhousewife has no facial deformities.
I also forgot to comment on Cheryl’s “potty training and divorce”. Do you think they were looking for advice on how to potty train a child with shared custody or something? Or did the stress of potty training their child lead to divorce? Either one seems feasible to me.
June 4, 2008 at 4:19 pm
cheryl
bythelbs-
They both sound feasible to me, too. What I want to know, though, is if I’m really “satanic” and full of “perfectionism”, since it obviously exudes through my writing.
June 4, 2008 at 4:24 pm
bythelbs
cheryl—I’ve often thought that you were satanically perfect. Or maybe it was perfectly satanic. Now I can’t decide.
June 4, 2008 at 5:08 pm
cheryl
I know. It’s so hard!
June 4, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Julie
Perfectly satanic. Oops, is my mic on? Didn’t mean to say that out loud.
I must have something marked that doesn’t allow me to be searched because I only get “Allen Family Update” every time. Or maybe I’m just not getting my shizzle together in the blog department….
Too bad, because I so love a good sock monkey.
And Susan, my favorite line from Wayne’s World had to do with a band called Sh*@&# Beatles. It went “Do they really suck or is it just a clever name?” I always appreciated that. And if I ever had a ska band, I would name it “Microscopic Pickle.” I’ve had that dream since high school.
See what searches that brings, suckah!
June 4, 2008 at 8:19 pm
bythelbs
Julie—you crack me up.
June 4, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Alison Wonderland
Jason Statham, by far my most frequent search. I also have “I was just called to be the stake primar” and “what happens ins church when a baby is ge” I didn’t hink I blogged about church that often but apparently…
Oh and 2 harumphs in 2 days (yes, I’m blog stalking you, I saw your comment on mad’s blog) things are looking good for you.
June 5, 2008 at 9:24 am
Julie
Thank you. I try. Sometimes too hard, probably. But mostly not.
June 5, 2008 at 9:42 am
bythelbs
Alison—I’m trying to cultivate “harumph” into my new catch phrase. Feel free to use it.
Julie—It seems effortless.
June 5, 2008 at 10:53 am
TheWoobDog
I have seen the dark side pjs in several catalogs (apparently they’re ‘in’ right now), actually, and for some reason they always make me laugh. See?: (here’s a link to the t-shirt)
http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/whatonearth/Item_The-Dark-Side-T-Shirt_AX9602T_ps_srm.html
June 5, 2008 at 12:17 pm
bythelbs
WoobDog—I like that t-shirt! I would totally have that be my giveaway except that it costs $22.95 plus tax and shipping and I’m not exactly making money off this blogging thing.
June 5, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Jamie J
So I like “”princess bride” “crapped my pants”" as what they searched for. Not sure how they go together…
I get a lot of flip flop terms but this one is great “got my arms they flip flop flip flop”
June 5, 2008 at 1:50 pm
bythelbs
Jamie—that one is great! And I’m afraid I’m developing the flip flop flip flop arms. Sigh. And maybe they laughed so hard at “princess bride” that they “crapped my pants”—er, “their pants”.
June 5, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Jamie J
Haha! That’s what I was thinking! I hope they found other people to commiserate their crapping of the pants with…
June 5, 2008 at 2:55 pm
bythelbs
I got this one today that made me laugh:
monkeys with pity
I’m not sure what they were looking for, but I’m pretty sure they didn’t find it here!
June 5, 2008 at 3:59 pm
madhousewife
I love “monkeys with pity.”
June 6, 2008 at 8:46 am
Jumbo Shrimp
Okay I just got one today that I know you’ll appreciate: “obnoxious dental hygienist”
It’s not just us!
June 6, 2008 at 9:11 am
bythelbs
Oooh, Jumbo, that’s a good one!
Wait—do you mind Jumbo as a nickname or would you prefer Shrimp? Or would you prefer not splitting the name up at all?
June 6, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Jumbo Shrimp
Haha! You can call me Jumbo…I won’t take offense
June 7, 2008 at 1:14 am
Steph in AK
As far as the Simpson sex, might I direct you to a recent entry on the “List of the Day” blog? But don’t go there with the kids around. LOL.
http://listoftheday.blogspot.com