Comments on: Strange search-engine queries (197) http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:36:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24773 CGHill Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:17:51 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24773 When I first started getting complete sentences, I assumed it was students doing homework. (Because, you know, textbooks suck.) Nowadays I figure either it's people looking for a quote but who don't know who said it, or people who just don't know how to use the system efficiently. When I first started getting complete sentences, I assumed it was students doing homework. (Because, you know, textbooks suck.)

Nowadays I figure either it’s people looking for a quote but who don’t know who said it, or people who just don’t know how to use the system efficiently.

]]> By: timekeeper http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24772 timekeeper Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:10:48 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24772 As to the "why textbooks suck", I suspect that most of my classmates could detail *how* they suck, but not why. None of them have ever read anything from Thomas Sowell ("Inside American Education:) or Diane Ravitch ("The Language Police"). As to many of your search strings, why do you have so many complete sentences? Almost all of the hits on my blog (when I was still blogging) were for keywords strung together, with a few chilling exceptions. As to the “why textbooks suck”, I suspect that most of my classmates could detail *how* they suck, but not why. None of them have ever read anything from Thomas Sowell (“Inside American Education:) or Diane Ravitch (“The Language Police”).

As to many of your search strings, why do you have so many complete sentences? Almost all of the hits on my blog (when I was still blogging) were for keywords strung together, with a few chilling exceptions.

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24735 McGehee Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:32:40 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24735 <blockquote><i>NSA does not presume friendship, or even prior acquaintance.</i></blockquote>Still works for the other meaning too.

NSA does not presume friendship, or even prior acquaintance.

Still works for the other meaning too.

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24732 CGHill Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:43:37 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24732 FWB and NSA intersect, but do not coincide; NSA does not presume friendship, or even prior acquaintance. (Or so I've been told. My personal experience with this sort of thing is right up there with my personal experience of the space shuttle.) FWB and NSA intersect, but do not coincide; NSA does not presume friendship, or even prior acquaintance.

(Or so I’ve been told. My personal experience with this sort of thing is right up there with my personal experience of the space shuttle.)

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24731 fillyjonk Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:14:19 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24731 I'm guessing "nsa" is "no strings attached," which I thought was called (but maybe just used to be called) "friends with benefits" though McGehee's explanation gives a lot more interesting mental pictures. Or maybe not. at least it's not TSA sex. Now that would be scary. I’m guessing “nsa” is “no strings attached,” which I thought was called (but maybe just used to be called) “friends with benefits”

though McGehee’s explanation gives a lot more interesting mental pictures. Or maybe not.

at least it’s not TSA sex. Now that would be scary.

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24712 McGehee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:33 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24712 "NSA sex"...? Those guys are supposed to be reading terrorists' e-mails, not pr0n spam! “NSA sex”…? Those guys are supposed to be reading terrorists’ e-mails, not pr0n spam!

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24708 CGHill Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:31 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24708 As a rule, I don't try to trace these unless they resonate strangely. (I mean, <em>more</em> strangely.) As a rule, I don’t try to trace these unless they resonate strangely. (I mean, more strangely.)

]]> By: jen http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9315/comment-page-1#comment-24686 jen Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:54:13 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9315#comment-24686 did you see mine!?!?! DUSTBURY ROCKS! LOL!!! I'm trying to show up and get mentioned. i like the fremont one! did you see mine!?!?! DUSTBURY ROCKS! LOL!!! I’m trying to show up and get mentioned. i like the fremont one!

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