More Search Terms That Have Led People To This Blog
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↳ Search Terms That Have Led People To This Blog — Humor · Apr 2013
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↳ Even More Search Terms That Led People To This Blog — Humor · Feb 2018
Summary
Second installment of a recurring comic feature: bizarre Google search terms that landed people on SSC, with Scott's deadpan commentary (the 'anti/faq' = misspelled 'aunty/fuck' decoding of Indian/Pakistani porn searches; the incest queries spawned by the 'genetic sexual attraction' post; time-traveler searches; homework-cheaters; reptilian-statistics seekers; and the closing favorite, 'how to seem virtuous without actually being macintyre'). Pure blog-meta entertainment with no argument or insight.
Why this score
Quality 52 · Solid. Well-executed comedy with genuinely funny lines, but entirely slight: a community in-joke compilation with zero analytical content. Mid-Solid: competent and amusing, no lasting contribution.
Claude’s paradigm shift 25 · Slight. Slight. The 'funny search terms' roundup is a generic blog convention; the novelty is in the jokes, not the ideas.
Real-world impact 1 · Negligible. A recurring comic feature on bizarre search terms that landed on SSC; pure blog-meta entertainment with no argument or material-world reach → RWI 1.
Humor 3/5 · Scissor Statement. Dedicated annual #humor feature collecting bizarre Google search terms that reached the blog, with consistently funny commentary — the anti/faq='aunty/fuck' decoding, the 'IF OPPOSITES ATTRACT, WHY IS MY BROTHER SO PRETTY?' bait, 'how to make a star very slowly: First, get hydrogen. Then, wait', and the closer 'how to seem virtuous without actually being macintyre'. Lands throughout → 3.