Comments on: I Am Alarmed to No End http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/i-am-alarmed-to-no-end/ falling indelibly into the past Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brandon http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/i-am-alarmed-to-no-end/#comment-1790 Brandon Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:35:23 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=781#comment-1790 <p>The mistranslation approach seems likely.  Onanism facility--maybe the searcher was looking for a sperm bank. Who knows… </p> The mistranslation approach seems likely.  Onanism facility–maybe the searcher was looking for a sperm bank. Who knows…

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/i-am-alarmed-to-no-end/#comment-1789 KF Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:16:52 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=781#comment-1789 <p>(Do you get the sense that the sense of my vocabulary could stand to be expanded, such that I might make more sense?) </p> (Do you get the sense that the sense of my vocabulary could stand to be expanded, such that I might make more sense?)

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/i-am-alarmed-to-no-end/#comment-1788 KF Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:15:42 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=781#comment-1788 <p>Chuck—the searches pop up with full URLs in my referrer logs (I’m running Dean Allen’s <a href="http://www.textism.com/tools/refer" rel="nofollow">Refer</a>). </p> <p> Brandon—you know, it honestly hadn’t occurred to me to check the US site to see if it came up the same.  I am a bit curious about the intent of the Japanese user who was seeking an onanism facility (and whether that’s a literal translation of something that might make sense translated more… metaphorically).  While the phrase “kotex commercials” might make little sense in conjunction with your blog—well, at least I get a sense of what the searcher was after… </p> Chuck—the searches pop up with full URLs in my referrer logs (I’m running Dean Allen’s Refer).

Brandon—you know, it honestly hadn’t occurred to me to check the US site to see if it came up the same.  I am a bit curious about the intent of the Japanese user who was seeking an onanism facility (and whether that’s a literal translation of something that might make sense translated more… metaphorically).  While the phrase “kotex commercials” might make little sense in conjunction with your blog—well, at least I get a sense of what the searcher was after…

]]> By: Brandon http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/i-am-alarmed-to-no-end/#comment-1787 Brandon Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:07:09 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=781#comment-1787 <p>The US Google too: #2.  Revel in this; I keep a list of these on my front page.  My favorite for my site--"kotex commercials”. </p> The US Google too: #2.  Revel in this; I keep a list of these on my front page.  My favorite for my site–”kotex commercials”.

]]> By: chuck http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/i-am-alarmed-to-no-end/#comment-1786 chuck Mon, 05 Jan 2004 18:33:36 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=781#comment-1786 <p>Very funny!  How did you find this out?  I’ve done Google US searches for some of the terms that show up in my usage statistics, but you seem better informed about this stuff than I am.... </p> <p> On a quick search, I did determine that I am the number one site for the search phrase “all publicity is good publicity.” Seems rather apt… </p> Very funny!  How did you find this out?  I’ve done Google US searches for some of the terms that show up in my usage statistics, but you seem better informed about this stuff than I am….

On a quick search, I did determine that I am the number one site for the search phrase “all publicity is good publicity.” Seems rather apt…

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