December 27, 2008

An Odd Correlation

I used to do research for a living and was pretty good at my job. This was back before using the Internet for research was easy. It was something you used to actually have to work at.

These days mostly all you have to do is just type a question in and those clever programmers with their smart algorithms create a search environment that almost always delivers up what you're looking for and unless you're searching something REALLY obscure, they get the job done on the first page of results.

So it surprised me today when I was delivered a very strange search result in the middle of the search results I was expecting. And I'm wondering... is it a secret message? A sign? Is it my husband playing a prank on me in an effort to get me to clean the bathroom? Or is there some strange correlation between Thai cuisine and bath tile cleaner? Should I stop eating Thai food?


What do you think it going on here?

10 comments:

  1. CrayonmonsterDecember 28, 2008 at 12:23 AM

    hehehe...that's awesome! Those crazy search engines, you never know what they'll spit out next! Thanks for sharing!
    -CM

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  2. Patricia RockwellDecember 28, 2008 at 12:47 PM

    I'm thinking something to do with spelling--"Thai" or "tile". Maybe pronunciation similarity.

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  3. LoquaciousDecember 28, 2008 at 10:36 PM

    I've gotten weird ones too. Usually Frosted Flakes in my "serial Killer" searches.

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  4. WendyDecember 28, 2008 at 11:05 PM

    Loquacious, I hope you're kidding! LOL

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  5. JanDecember 29, 2008 at 12:58 AM

    Wow! That's hilarious! I think that if Jay Leno ever changes his "Headlines" spot to "Crazy Internet Search" results, you should send this one in!

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  6. WendyDecember 29, 2008 at 9:50 AM

    Jan, great idea... better yet, I should pitch it to Leno as a segment. Did you ever see the Fruitcake Lady? I could be the Crazy Internet Search Lady! :)

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  7. cheeky monkeyDecember 29, 2008 at 11:22 AM

    that is too funny! I would think it would be a conspiracy too!

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  8. TatianaDecember 29, 2008 at 4:10 PM

    I'd like to know how many people have desperately serched for the cooking time of a gallon of Ceramic Tile Cleaner, only to come up empty handed. Little did they know they needed to be googling "Green Curry Paste"!

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  9. glitzenDecember 29, 2008 at 4:22 PM

    hahahahaha, I don't know, but it makes ME think i should go clean something.
    Off topic, I just have to tell you how much we LOVE our Corgi puppy. Its such a wonderful breed. I don't think I have ever owned a more affectionate dog, she just wants to be near me. She is very playful too, but obedient and loves to please. They are beautiful too! You would love them.

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  10. WendyDecember 29, 2008 at 6:51 PM

    Glitzen, speaking of "odd correlations" people are going to wonder how you connected thai food, ceramic tile cleaner and corgis, but *I* know why! :) LOL

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