“My Rat Terrier is Fat”

by Alexa on June 29, 2009

In what may become a weekly feature, lethargy permitting, I have once again gathered my tracking data to see what sometimes-literally-burning questions have brought visitors to my humble website. Having, for the first time, a full seven days worth of results, I was able to see some patterns emerging.

For instance, In the past week, 11 people have found their way here by googling i was born in a wagon of a travelling show, my mamma use to dance for the money they throw? We covered this precise query last week, and that is an awful lot of gypsies, tramps, etc. looking at Simone’s pictures. It makes me uncomfortable. STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY, GYPSIES!

Also puzzling is the popularity of the joy of sex game. Six people were clamoring for information on the topic, and to my horror, I have discovered that there is some sort of video game by that title. I can only hope it does not feature the same hirsute hippie couple as the print edition. I am not inclined to find out for myself.

Questions about sleeping on your face continue to plague people, but I feel we covered those adequately last time.

Rather touchingly, both first thing to know about babies and everything to know about babies showed up in the data. This smacks of one of those “I didn’t know I was pregnant and now I’m crowning!” situations I’m always hearing about on the news, and the poor girl is obviously trying to make up for lost time. Either that, or the Googler is the parent of a preemie about to be discharged, and has just realized that she spent so much time hedging her bets and reading about brain bleeds that she forgot to learn a single damn thing about caring for an infant. Ahem.

Now, let’s get started:

guilty feet have got no rhythm
Three of you found your way here via this phrase, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are never going to dance again. At least not the way you danced previously. But frankly, you should have known better than to cheat—and a friend, at that—so I have limited sympathy for you.

does a baby with hearing loss google and coo
Hearing loss shouldn’t affect baby’s typing skills. I can’t speak to the cooing.

do male doctors enjoy seeing nude female patients
It depends.

doctor doctor can’t you see i’m burning

This is a medical emergency, and yes, ANY COMPETENT DOCTOR should be able to see that you’re burning, if in fact you are. However, you should be prepared for the possibility that it is merely the emotion of love that you are feeling—or, if the burning comes when you urinate, its after effects.

drink girls organism
I cannot advise this. Parasitic infections are nothing to be trifled with, and if my recent Google Analytics are to be believed, infections like these are on the rise, particularly in the female population.

enema play toy

No, no, no. Read the box again.

face in literature
The face has a long and colorful history in literature. There’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Man Without a Face, and in fact, I am hard pressed to think of any significant literary work in which at least one face does not appear. If this is an idea for a thesis topic, I suggest you narrow your focus.

fall-a-thon try not to laugh
Oh, I hear you. It’s hard. My advice is to stop trying altogether—just let it out. My god, what do they expect us to do at a fall-a-thon? We’re not robots.

forcibly depilated
The important thing to remember is that it’s not your fault. You weren’t “asking for it,” no matter HOW hairy you might have been. Try to enjoy your newly smooth skin, and invest in some pepper spray.

girdle feeling
Pinchy? Breathless? Nauseated? This is all normal, if, as I assume, you are wearing a girdle. If you are having this “girdle feeling” in the absence of a corporeal girdle, you should call your doctor.

girdle secret
Do tell!

girl has organism
Well whatever you do, don’t drink it.

hand crank to call flipper
Dangling a fish while making a high-pitched clicking noise is just as effective as any mechanical device I have seen.

happy happy happy happy happy happy happy. i’m so happy today.
Not that I am not pleased for you, but if you’re so very happy, what are you searching for?

hokey pokey with mom

Just play the way you’d play with anyone else—right foot in, left foot in, etc. Mothers are people too!

how to give brazilian wax to spouse
Wait a minute. Are you, perchance, married to Ms. forcibly depilated?

i came back, i came back… and i’m glad i did
Me too.

infant swim bleach germ health
Infants should never be allowed to swim in bleach. You are correct in surmising that this would kill germs, but most pediatricians now agree that the adverse effects on baby’s delicate tissues of a bleach paddle pool outweigh any health benefits.

is it time to go home yet
No.

is it time to go home yet?
Still no, even with the added question mark.

my nephew got the golden ticket!
Congratulations! Look, it’s none of my business, but you might want to check in on your parents more often. They seem to spend all of their time in bed, and should at least be turned once in a while, to prevent sores.

pregnant assholes
I think what you are describing is in fact known as a “hemorrhoid.”

pudgy fucking
This really shouldn’t be any different than the slender variety. Maybe a little more chafing.

quiet child stims
I know where you’re going with this. Unfortunately, my reproductive endocrinologist tells me that there is no one variety of gonadotropin more likely to produce a quiet child.

teething, molar, hell
Yes. I’m sorry.

what does it mean if you sleep on your side with your hands by your face
You are probably tired. And afraid of bats.

what happens when a girl has her organism
By “has her organism,” I assume you mean “gives birth.” Are you the father of the organism in question? If so, I’d start referring to it as a “baby” instead of an “organism.” Referring to her child in such a clinical manner can be off-putting to your partner, and women harboring organisms are notoriously emotional, and dangerous when provoked. When the “baby” arrives, you’ll also want to substitute the phrase “sensuous, life-giving breasts” for “grossly engorged and lactating mammaries.”

At any rate, after having her organism, the girl will deliver the placenta, which is an organ that provides food and oxygen to the developing organism through the umbilical cord. After the placenta has been delivered, the uterus will shrink back to its customary size, though the organism will continue to grow for a period of about 20 years.

what should you feel 8dp3dt
Terrified, alternately hopeful and despairing, bloated.

words: pollyanna,sisterhood and freespirit
I do not know you, but I do not think I’d like you.

www.pictures of icecreem and juse
This is just a shot in the dark, but have you recently started a diet?

what happens when you sleep
Very little. Unless your husband is the one Googling how to give brazilian wax to spouse

Other queries I did not have time to address include (but are not limited to!):
male celebrities in tapered jeans, blue girdles, public bralessness pics, vaginal pelt, granny speculum, scary mouse maneuver, flickr pee skirt, rug hooking in a small apartment

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Katharine June 29, 2009 at 9:52 pm

You had me snorting at “read the box again.” I may have to take up blogging just so I can use Google analytics. I have never felt so relatively normal in my life.

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Kim June 29, 2009 at 10:01 pm

WHY are these queries getting YOUR pages? Maybe I haven’t been reading long enough to know! Hmm, let me go look at those archives…

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Marianna@uchicago.ed June 29, 2009 at 10:16 pm

I’ve been enjoying your blog for some time now, but this had me cackling aloud nonstop and spitting gin across the room. You are crazy talented at this writing business…

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Mrs. Spit June 29, 2009 at 10:23 pm

the rug hooking in a small apartment has me wondering. I have to question.

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AmyinTexas June 29, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Yes, please make this a weekly feature! Once again, you’ve got me laughing so hard I have tears streaming down my face!

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Shauna June 29, 2009 at 10:37 pm

Oh my god. I am never one to actually laugh out loud at something I’m reading, but this had me CRACKING UP! You are hilarious!

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Crystal June 29, 2009 at 10:43 pm

OH MY, I’m laughing so hard I’m afraid I’m going to wake up my kids and I don’t know how I’d explain myself if I did. Hilarious!

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Heaher June 29, 2009 at 10:43 pm

Holy crap, so funny! And really, WHY are these googlers being directed to your blog!

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Kat June 29, 2009 at 10:45 pm

That’s AWESOME. Thank you for a good laugh tonight :)

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kari June 29, 2009 at 10:46 pm

I almost peed myself reading this. Wonder if that’ll show up in the results next time …

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Jenn June 29, 2009 at 10:59 pm

Been reading for a while, had to delurk to say PLEASE make this a weekly feature! I started laughing out loud halfway through and then had to read it again just to enjoy it all a second time. And like Shauna, I never laugh out loud, so it’s a big deal. :)

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shannon gordon June 30, 2009 at 12:20 am

I also literally laughed out loud and do not do it often. You are my new favorite.
Cheers!

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Nothing But Bonfires June 30, 2009 at 12:56 am

Once again, I laughed until I cried. Nay, wept!

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geohde June 30, 2009 at 1:39 am

I must be dead boring when I lambast the misdirected searchers for kinky thrills who google sees fit to send my way…

:)

g

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twangypearl June 30, 2009 at 4:34 am

Ah yes, my soul is once again revirginized! I needed that.

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Lucie (UK) June 30, 2009 at 6:40 am

Been reading a while and had to delurk to say that totally cracked me up.

Nice One!!

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Manda June 30, 2009 at 7:19 am

LOL I’m not sure i’ve ever commented here before but i visit often and I just have to say that these ‘google’ posts of yours are the best idea for a weekly post ever! I’ve been laughin so hard i’ve got tears in my eyes :) Fantastic stuff!!

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Jamie June 30, 2009 at 8:06 am

I’m so glad I’m not the only person who loves reading their search stats. Hilarious!

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Chickenpig June 30, 2009 at 8:08 am

OMG, I’m laughing so hard! These search questions are for real? The world is a wacky place!

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Martha June 30, 2009 at 8:58 am

How am I supposed to get any work done when you keep posting this stuff? I’m laughing so hard my nose is running!

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Kim June 30, 2009 at 9:07 am

These are all pretty funny, except for the “quiet child stims” one. That is a search for autism information. Why it would lead here, I have no idea. But they need to be finding help somewhere, maybe.

My question is why people keep calling it their organism? And for the love of all that is good, people, GO TO A SALON, do not give your spouse a Brazilian wax.

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Lauren June 30, 2009 at 9:08 am

You are so funny!!!!

Do this every week! I love it!

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sweetsalty kate June 30, 2009 at 9:25 am

1) Giggling. 2) Envious of your search terms as clearly they indicate that your writing is, like, WAY more interesting than mine. People only find my blog after googling ‘stale crackers’ and ‘why does my husband leave wile e. coyote sweat-imprints on white sheets?’ and ‘I hate holeysoles’.

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KLTTX June 30, 2009 at 10:02 am

These are freaking hysterical. Thanks for the laugh.

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Carrie June 30, 2009 at 10:08 am

I was just laughing so hard at work that I went in to the “silent – eye watering laugh”. Everyone thought I was crying.

And now my mascara is all over my face.

So thanks for that.

Your biggest fan,
Carrie

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Molly June 30, 2009 at 10:15 am

I don’t think I have ever commented on your blog before, but I was sitting at work reading this and laughing so hard that I couldn’t even drink my coffee. Now my coffee is cold. It’s your fault.

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Heather June 30, 2009 at 10:23 am

I have never laughed so hard reading a blog. And I read a lot of them.
Please, weekly!

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robyn June 30, 2009 at 10:33 am

I had to stop halfway through reading this because I am at work and trying to stifle the laughter was making my head hurt.

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Ms. Jazz June 30, 2009 at 11:09 am

I definitely think google has something to do with this weirdness. I was cheating on a crossword puzzle (and checking to make sure “nips” really were the little airplane bottles of booze) and one of your entries came up as the 3rd search result (“nipples, nipples everywhere” I think). Possibly because I read your blog? Google is stalking me and it is creepy.

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Carmen June 30, 2009 at 11:40 am

seriously, hysterical. you really should make this a weekly thing!

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Alice June 30, 2009 at 12:16 pm

I really, really love you.

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Carol June 30, 2009 at 12:35 pm

again, positively brilliant.

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Heather June 30, 2009 at 1:17 pm

I love these posts so much. You are funny, but not just funny, like funny funny!! Thanks!

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leslie June 30, 2009 at 2:17 pm

Holy hell – I love you – you just crack me up! I have to go wipe the tears from face and blow my nose. Gah!

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Cori June 30, 2009 at 2:37 pm

You have such an interesting variety. Most of my traffic seems to come from Google image searches for “big belly”. Although my “level II ultrasound” photo is growing in popularity.

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Sonya June 30, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Love it… LOVE IT!

Particularly when I got to…
“what happens when you sleep
Very little. Unless your husband is the one Googling how to give brazilian wax to spouse”

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Chris June 30, 2009 at 8:44 pm

You are the kind of smart funny person that makes me realize I will never be that smart or that funny. And I mean that in a really good way :) Please do this weekly; too funny!!

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AmeliaSprout June 30, 2009 at 10:03 pm

I’m going to save all of these for when I have really crappy days, because how I can stay upset with all of the organisms.

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Twwly June 30, 2009 at 10:14 pm

I made the terrible error of referring once to my shaved persian cat as a “pussy” once while blogging, and now reams of a-holes who Google things like “kids pussy” and “goat pussy” are arriving at my blog. And seeing pictures of my kids, and goats. But thankfully no pussy. Other than the CAT.

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Stephanie June 30, 2009 at 10:59 pm

These are AWESOME, mostly because of you. I am so glad they will be a weekly feature. Love your blog Alexa (and Simone’s purple-framed glasses)!

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Julia June 30, 2009 at 11:33 pm

I aspirated a Triscuit. I mean that in the best possible way.

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Jenny July 1, 2009 at 11:18 am

You know how there’s exercise-induced asthma? Can there be blog-humor-induced asthma? Because I’m wheezing, and it’s ALL YOUR FAULT. Whoo.

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cee July 1, 2009 at 1:09 pm

“pregnant asshole” made me laugh and laugh and laugh.

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megs July 1, 2009 at 1:43 pm

A friend of mine once looked through the recent searches in the google toolbar on his family’s computer and found:

“sexy girls to have sex with, please”

His wife or his 13 year old stepson? The googler remains a mystery to this day.

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Mama Fuss July 1, 2009 at 2:00 pm

These are great. My analytics aren’t nearly as funny. Seriously, I need better readers.

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dora July 1, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Not as funny as the first one, but I still peed a little.

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Lori July 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm

This just made me laugh so hard I couldn’t breathe. Gasping and snorting is so very attractive, yes?

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Erika July 1, 2009 at 5:19 pm

Two random questions for you that maybe you can address in future blogs:

1.) Are you getting Simone off the bottle, and if so how (did it) is it going? How are you doing it? (how did you do it?) Starvation? Bribes?
2.) How is Simone’s eating?

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Apron Stings July 2, 2009 at 9:32 am

Hmmm, giving your spouse a Brazilian wax. I think that may be justified for all the spouses who say “we are pregnant.” Especially those who are male.

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Suzanne July 2, 2009 at 3:37 pm

I should learn to not check your blog at work while my boss is having a very serious meeting in the next room. Because stifling uncontrollable laughter immediately after eating a ridiculously large lunch and while being 26w pregnant means that you will probably throw up a little in your mouth.

YOU MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD I THREW UP!

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