Tuesday, July 31, 2007

More Fun With Site Meter...

Or, how people arrive at EIP. Part Five (? - I'm not really keeping track) of an occasional series. Some of the more bizarre searches that cause folks to click-through, although their exact reasons remain as obscure as their search terms (usually) are. We open with this gem from Kuwait:

Time of Visit Jul 31 2007 3:48:28 am
Last Page View Jul 31 2007 3:48:28 am
Page Views 1
Referring URL: http://www.google.co...&hl=en&start=10&sa=N
Search Words: powerful african leopard superb Viagra

OK, I’ve heard about the (supposed) aphrodisiacal qualities of rhino horn, but African leopards?

And this, from the UK:

Time of Visit Jul 31 2007 3:39:14 am
Visit Length
13 seconds
Page Views 2
Referring URL: http://images.google...0%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Search Words: pregnant ladies

They clicked through on an image of the Deuce Four Ladies I stole from Michael Yon, none of whom look pregnant. And clicked through again.

I get enough of these to make me think about changing the name of the blog to “Impala SS:”

Time of Visit Jul 31 2007 11:23:04 am
Visit Length 3 minutes 3 seconds
Page Views 2
Referring URL: http://images.google...svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den
Search Words:
96 impala ss

Another:

Time of Visit Jul 31 2007 12:57:48 pm
Visit Length 0 seconds
Page Views 1
Referring URL: http://images.google...0%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den
Search Words: 96 impala for sale

Or this:

Time of Visit Jul 30 2007 8:39:18 am
Visit Length
3 seconds
Page Views 2
Referring URL: http://images.google...0%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den
Search Words:
1994 impala ss hot pink

Hot pink Impala SS? You gotta be kidding me, right?

Seriously…I get at least three hits a day on this term, or variations on the theme. That and “67 Chevelle.” OTOH, the sheer numbers of folks looking for a ’96 Impala makes me wish I would have kept that car. I probably would have kept it, had I retained a more conventional life-style.

Culinary Confusion Dept?

Time of Visit Jul 30 2007 11:00:15 am
Page Views 1
Referring URL: http://images.google...0%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Search Words:
new mexico pasta

It’s “New Mexico Chile,” Italian pasta. Doubly confusing: this was an image search and they clicked through on my pic. No noodle jokes, please.

This one, and variations on its theme (there are many, this is but the most recent), always cracks me up:

Time of Visit Jul 30 2007 8:51:54 am
Visit Length 15 seconds
Page Views 2
Referring URL: http://images.google...%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN
Search Words:
nuclear plant painting

If you click the link, you’ll see the oil painting of SWWNBN I posted a link to. I didn’t post the actual picture, Gentle Reader, just the link. Why people click through on this when there’s absolutely zero relationship (SWWNBN and nuclear plants? C’mon…) to their search baffles me.

Just The Few, The Recent. Ain’t the ‘net a wonderful thing?

3 comments:

  1. I think you win the prize for odd hits on the site meter. I find the site meter pretty fascinating. Then there is the question: what did they think when they found your site?

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  2. Then there is the question: what did they think when they found your site?

    My stock answer to that has always been "Imagine the disappointment!" But that answer doesn't really apply to those folks doing image searches, because they SEE what they're getting before they click through. In those cases I don't have a frickin' clue...

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