February Search Terms – The Crazy Stuff That Brought People to My Blog
Each month, I highlight my favorite search terms and keywords that brought people via search engines to the Maw Books Blog. After a brief hiatus, I brought back this feature last month and I was really excited! It was previously one of my most commented features, so I was disappointed when my last search term post didn’t seem as popular as compared to when I first began doing them. So, it is without much enthusiasm I put this list together. And therefore, I ask if you’re reading this post and find it the tiniest bit amusing, leave me a comment to boost my spirits back up. I shamelessly admit that I could do with the pick-me-up. And I’ll be happier when I do my post next month. I’ve selected a few of my favorite search terms and left them exactly as they were typed in. I hope you enjoy!
Bookish Questions
- best books twilight the kite runner I thought this one was funny simply because they were in the same sentence together.
- does the mother in the boy in the striped pyjamas have an affair with lieutenant kotler I would have to reread this one to check, I’ve heard it both ways though.
- in devils arithmetic what is j 197241 Most likely the number that is tattooed on their arms when the Jews arrive at the concentration camp. My book review.
- how do you tell if you have an illegal copy of a book Most books will tell you if the front cover is missing, the author is receiving no compensation.
- if you write the first book in a series in first person point of view, can you write the second book in third person point of view Heck, Stephenie Meyer did it in the middle of her last book. So sure, why not!
- fun activities for a mermaid themed book club meeting I think you should all dress up like mermaids and flap around a bit!
- relationship between “of mice and men” and john steinbeck Well, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that John Steinbeck is related to Of Mice and Men because he is the author.
- sudan darfur genocide historical fiction books I thought this search term was very, very sad. The genocide is Darfur is a current event, not even close to being history yet. But I do have a list of books about the genocide in Darfur. I find it even sadder that it’s been going on long enough for books to be written about it and it’s still not over.
- how long do books last It depends on you treat them.
- how do you get the new york times bestsellers award First, it’s not an award. It’s a list that tells you popular books based on sales.
- reading diary of a wimpy kid book now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! online I think you may have missed an explanation point. While not the whole book, you can read my book review.
- “nineteen minutes” and lit-ra-chur Raych – are you googling your own statements? I know this has to be you!
Author Questions
- shelley hrdlitschka how do you pronounce her last name Wouldn’t I want to know!
- how many cups has judy blume has won Cups? Cups? I don’t know.
- why does cynthia rylant recommend the book missing may I would say because she wrote it. I mean, wouldn’t you recommend your own book?
- brandon mull/where does he live Utah. Yay for my local authors!
- does katherine paterson have kids named jeff and leslie Leslie is the name of her character in Bridge to Terabithia. She has four children, one of them named David.
Other Questions
- based on roméo dallaire’s first-hand account, how did the international community fail the people of rwanda? could the genocide have been prevented? I don’t know about Romeo Dallaire’s first-hand account but yes, I think the international community failed Rwanda but standing by and watching it happen.
- are there any eyewitness accounts to rwandan genocide? Tons! Yes! The world watched this genocide, which is what made it so sad.
- full very very long biography on marian anderson You want the longest biography you can find, I take it? I don’t know if this is the longest, but this is what I’ve got.
- she lived in this small crawlspace for almost seven years watching her children through a peep hole in the wood That would be Harriet Jacobs. Amazing story.
- how do you spell raucous You got it right!
- what are ways people can get involved get involved in darfur I got involved here this past October, there are a lot of ways you can get involved. Check out this post for more information.
- how do you put shelves in boxes? Take the shelves apart, find a box bigger then the shelves, and lay them inside. Viola! Shelves in a box.
- are there any websites with the bra size 28b? 28? Wow, you must be super skinny. I’m actually a little scared.
Random
- 2009 email contact of university youth staff directors association in cuba I don’t even know why that would bring them here.
- don’t tell me you don’t know what comes after the one?(regarding baby’s first birthday) I was going to say two!
- funny things to be allergic to See below.
- i’m allergic to school
- i have always stacked my books on the floor Okay. Sounds good.
- the skeleton that is a terrifying tarie Tarie? Is there a skeleton that is terrifying you? Are you okay?
- movies had ruined his books but no they were still safe there on the bookshelf Oh good. I’m glad they are still safe and the movies didn’t ruin them.
- i know a girl who doesn’t want wrinkles, i just wanna be in love Wrinkle free and in love! Isn’t that what we all want?
- my underwear collection Okay, moving on . . .
Parenting
- “red towel” child is bleeding This is a technique to reduce kids fears of seeing blood. But if they’re bleeding, who has time to find a red towel?
- emotional exhaustion motherhood Yes. I know exactly how you feel.
- fun tricks to do to your parents And I’m sure this leads to the above.
- how can i make the most of my life when i’m a mom. Care for them but don’t forget to care for yourself. Have a life outside of your children. Find a hobby. Find some friends.
- mother is chauffeur nurse cook Amongst the ten billion other things.
- can you still have a child even if you prayed to god if you had a girl she would be your last child I don’t think God will punish you. Probably my favorite search term this month.
The Body/Pregnancy
- “i must, i must, i must increase my bust” movie quote Is this in a movie, too?
- itty bitty titty “are you there god” Ha, ha!!
- 27 year old from utah donating their body to body worlds Body Worldwas cool!
- fast pregnant with unicornuate uterus books I got pregnant very fast with a unicornuate uterus. First try for both kids.
- can’t get pregnant with unicornuate uterus I’m so sorry, you are having problems. But it is possible. I’m proof.
- born with one good ovary, and one shriveled tiny one Me too! I’ve just got one good working one.
- 35 weeks pregnant on bedrest and eating everything Well, you still need to eat.
Scary
- 8 year old smearing poop I get a lot of poop smearing search terms but this one says EIGHT years old. Yeah, I’d be concerned too.
- about elephant sexual parts I hope this is somebody studying to be a vet or something. Otherwise, I’m scared.
- forward this or a dead girl will kill you I don’t want to take any chances. Maybe my readers should forward this to somebody too, you can’t be to safe.
Can’t get enough? Check out more search terms from other bloggers at Callista’s SMS Book Reviews where she hosts the monthly Saturday Search. This is my first month participating with the group. Heck, I was doing it anyways, so I decided to post on first Saturdays as well. Did you have a favorite search term this month? If you have a blog, what’s your favorite search term that brought somebody there this past month?
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March 7th, 2009
Category: Features, Keyword Fun
Tags: Keyword Fun, search terms, Stephenie Meyer
Category: Features, Keyword Fun
Tags: Keyword Fun, search terms, Stephenie Meyer
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The random searches are SO. FUNNY. I love the one about the movies ruining the books except not really.
And thank you for letting us know about Saturday search! I’m gonna do it, too.
on March 7th, 2009 at 9:46 amThese are just so funny!! The scary ones are, well, scary!!
on March 7th, 2009 at 10:24 amNo offense to your other wonderful posts, but these are my favorite posts that you do! I’m always excited when I see one show up.
on March 7th, 2009 at 10:39 amThis is hysterical! I should include this link in our next newsletter since I like to have some lighter material that offers a good laugh for my Book Bits and Bites column. I look forward to the next installment!
on March 7th, 2009 at 10:44 amDon’t dispair Natasha! I think these posts are my favorites. Where do these people come from?! I have no idea even how to find out what people are typing in that leads them to me!
on March 7th, 2009 at 11:13 amI am always amazed at the things people type into google!!!!
on March 7th, 2009 at 12:17 pmI have to say, you writing about the crazy search terms probably doesn’t help why people find you in Google…. not that I’m complaining, this is HILARIOUS!
on March 7th, 2009 at 12:59 pmYou get so much better search terms than I do!
on March 7th, 2009 at 1:23 pmI love these posts. I don’t get crazy search terms, though.
on March 7th, 2009 at 1:48 pmDon’t be discouraged! I LOOOVE your search term posts, you get much better search terms than I do.
on March 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pmYeah, I think you get all the good ones. I had a couple that were funny, but not nearly as many as you!
on March 7th, 2009 at 4:51 pmmy website dosen’t have a bra size.
viz the shelves in boxes–maybe the person just dosen’t have quite enough wood for the side parts of a book case. A fridge box, for instance, would make quite a nice book case, if only it had shelves…
My all time favorite search that lead to my blog was “The Hobbit, by Enid Blyton.”
on March 7th, 2009 at 5:49 pmHi! I know you don’t know me, but I’m a random lurker on your blog, and I just wanted to stay don’t stop doing these!! I love reading your blog, and I love these random search term things too!!
Keep doing what you do!!
on March 7th, 2009 at 5:55 pmThanks for participating! A lot of people won’t participate because they don’t have as many funny search terms but that’s okay! Just share what you have. My list is very small this week and not really funny.
You always have hilarious search terms, I love it!
on March 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pmWhen I look at my terms I have a multitude of “words” in italics, no funny ones for me yet… that I have seen, anyways.
Those are quite funny!
on March 7th, 2009 at 8:14 pmAnastasia – You should totally do it. I’d love to see the ones you get.
Beth – I know!
Lynn – Oh good! I’m so glad you said so. That does lift my spirits. It takes me some time to go through them and pick them out so I’m glad you find it worth it.
Paula – Oh yay! AND I’ve purposely left out all Stephenie Meyer/Twilight search terms for the past two months because I’ve got a great post in the works for that one. Just wait – you’ll want to pee your pants!
Sandy – Since you are on Blogger, you can use Google Analytics, which is fabulous! Just Google “adding Google Anayltics to Blogger blog” and you’ll be all set!
Amy – Makes me wonder if somebody else is laughing at me about the things that bring me to their site!
Monica – I’m sure there are some who type in something similiar and it brings them to these posts. They’ll be disappointed that they aren’t finding what they are looking for.
Bart – Crazy stuff! And I don’t think I blog about crazy stuff.
Kathy – I’m sure you have to get one every once in a while that makes you chuckle.
Jen – Okay, good! I’ll go into it next month with a much better attitude. I just needed that reassurance that it was worth the time and effort. But some of these are just to good not to share!
Lenore – 80% of my traffic comes from search engines, so it certainly gives me a lot to go off of.
Charlotte – I didn’t think about putting shelves inside a box to actually be used as a bookshelf. That could be what they meant! And this website, does have a bra size! I divulged my own bra size on one of my posts!
RandomPerson – Yay!! I love it when lurkers finally leave me a comment! Well, welcome and I’m glad you are enjoying. Stick around and don’t hesitate to leave a comment again.
Callista – You’re welcome! I was doing it anyways! And 1st Saturdays of the month won’t stress me out while I’m doing my end of the month wrap-up post and blog spotlights.
Marci – I’ve got a ton of those ones too. But to boring to share.
on March 7th, 2009 at 9:02 pmHave to tell you, honestly: I’ve been waiting for this post! I knew when I read the Feb. wrap-up post, it was coming up soon. Love them!
And now I’m waiting for your next video blog.
on March 7th, 2009 at 9:35 pmI think that everyone has a bit of spring fever and that is why they aren’t commenting. You aren’t the first to feel that way and I didn’t feel ya! I do enjoy these posts though. I’m currently reading America and the Age of Genocide and it really makes my feelings about Darfur all the stronger.
on March 8th, 2009 at 2:31 pmAack! That didn’t make any sense. I meant that I understand about people not commenting and stuff. Long day I guess
on March 8th, 2009 at 2:32 pmThat last one about forwarding it cracked me up. How funny is Google?
on March 8th, 2009 at 3:02 pmHaha, hilarious. What random things bring people to a blog!! It always makes me laugh.
on March 8th, 2009 at 7:16 pmNatasha,
This is so funny! Loved it and I so needed a good laugh. Thanks!
on March 8th, 2009 at 8:31 pmMy search terms have been really boring lately- book titles, and authors sometimes (hey, that’s what my blog is all about). Yours sure are interesting- and funny! The shelves in a box one made me laugh.
on March 8th, 2009 at 10:54 pmThey’re brillant. Really brightened my day!
on March 9th, 2009 at 3:55 amOh my lol. Particularly like the mermaid idea…
on March 9th, 2009 at 11:28 amI love these posts! They always make me laugh.
on March 9th, 2009 at 7:45 pmMy favorites to my site so far have been “wife tied up” and “number of pages 1948- pancakes, Paris” and “audrey stone diamond old husband”
None as funny as yours. But like you, I wonder, How in the world did this get someone to my blog?!?!
Some things are just so random. I’m still trying to figure out what number of pages, 1948, pancakes, and paris have to do with each other. I don’t think I’ve written anywhere about wives being tied up…
on March 9th, 2009 at 9:06 pmBy the way…I’m looking forward to the Stephenie Meyers/Twilight search terms. I haven’t posted my reviews to from my other site to my blog on purpose. I admit, I enjoyed the books as a escapism literature. Heck…I was estatic when I won the books! Fluffy reading I don’t have to think about…but when I look at some of the posts you get from your posts on Stephenie Meyers…sheesh.
Evil little teenage posters! (Not all of you are evil!!!
Just a few crazy ones!!!)
on March 9th, 2009 at 9:12 pmThose are definitely wacky!
on March 10th, 2009 at 5:55 amI love these posts! Thanks for sharing.
on March 12th, 2009 at 11:39 amYou always get the most hilarious search terms. Mine are usually something boring like people looking for a comfy reading chair.
on March 13th, 2009 at 3:22 pmI love these posts. It’s always so funny.
on March 15th, 2009 at 12:07 pm