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as for editing comments, you could edit it through the 'comments' section in dashboard by clicking the username. that threw me off because the username mostly links to blogs, not the editing function...
i like the cj ones and shia laboeuf's penis. :P
"we do love ostriches? perhaps too much?" ---you can't love them as much as you do ducks, now can you? ;)
"cj is special in a bad way" ---so, so true. It's why we all come here.
"more sleep helps you get longer fingers?" ---Wha--aht? Would that help or hinder your typing?
I'm getting used to the new Dashboard. It came as quite a shock at first. I was typing a comment, hit submit, and began to question my sanity (more than usual). I'm getting used to it now, though, and, as you did, wished they'da let us know first.
sulz define! It is interesting that one ended up here---you've taken on a difficult task. Hope your searcher got the answer they were looking for! She is certainly talented, and now that she's being less self-depreciating on her own blog, she's apparently decided to come do that over here instead! Humph.
that made me LOL! so funny...
"Australians owe lettuce for Joyce".
I noticed that about the username after I posted it... I find it a bit harder than the avatar as the font is smaller. I still think it's strange the link just vanished like that; we all have to edit a comment at some stage... guess it's just something we'll have to get used to.
I get a lot of CJ searches but those two were very weird. Makes you wonder what they were really looking for... at least the Shia LaBoeuf one was nice for my stats! ;)
Wow, I don't think I've made someone weep with laughter before. Thanks, Muse! I just thought the searches were so strange that they needed to be treated with a bit of fun and it suited my sense of humour. I plan to write some lighter posts every now and then; I had a lot of fun with this and it's good to have a balance. Plus I've been wanting to talk about some different things in the blog.
Ah, the ducks... I was wondering if you'd bring them up! Luckily Quing Quang doesn't feel threatened by other birds. :) The fingers search doesn't make sense to me at all... how would it even work? Would our skeleton shrink? I think I have enough trouble typing without having to worry about my fingers changing too.
It sounds like a lot of people were in the middle of posting and commenting when the upgrade happened. I'm actually surprised more people didn't lose their work... if there's ever a reason for giving a warning, surely that's one? I'm still getting used to the dashboard but at least I know where everything is now! That's an improvement.
I couldn't even begin to define sulz properly but maybe we need to add modest to the list, eh? ;) The interesting thing about these searches is seeing how a lot of people search, with sentences rather than terms. No wonder people have trouble finding things on Google. I wonder what the we make smiles happen guy was looking for... he freaks me out. :)
My friends used to say it a lot, Alynda; I think that must be where I heard it. There's another one as well, Australians all eat sausages; it's very popular at picnics. ;)
I hadn't heard the Joyce one before but I love that! I'll have to work it into the anthem next time. Maybe it'll get me sent to Villawood, eh?
Normally people arrive at my blog after searching for stuff that I actually blog about, although scanning my stats page just now I did discover that somebody searched for 'the study of dragonball' and somehow wound up at my blog. Which is weird, since I don't watch Dragonball Z.
It was your responses that got me, though. "Stop pressuring me!", "No, I'm still here, see?"... classic!
As for defining sulz, that's got to be something only sulz herself is capable of, although your attempt was pretty good. Maybe somebody visited sulz's blog, wondered what her name meant, and came here hoping you could shed some light on it?
and my name doesn't mean anything special. it's just a derivation of my real name. the protected post would explain it. ;)
However, if we click on the link we learn that Sulz is made from: "Select pork tongues and snouts..." And did you know: "If you enjoy the flavor of vinegar, Sulz is for you."
Hahaha!! I'll never think of sulz the same way again! :D
YECCH!
Glad you liked the responses too, Bobby! I felt like it wouldn't work to take the searches too seriously, so I just said the first thing that came into my head... I guess irony's my kind of humour. ;)
That would make sense, if they came here after reading one of sulz's posts... although they'd probably have done better to look at her about page! I think sulz is also a kind of rare sausage, so perhaps they wanted to know what the ingredients were or how to cook it?
I love the word Googleage, btw. Who knows, if enough of us use it, maybe it'll be in the dictionary one day. :)
Thanks, CV! I wanted to have a bit of fun with the searches and I really enjoyed it in the end... I guess it's my kind of humour. ;)
I think the reason that line about ostriches is popular is because a lot of people get mixed up between ostriches and emus (our national bird). So I can see why it's caught on; it's like the perfect mondegreen.
We do have a saying about kangaroos, though: he's got a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock, which means someone's starting to go crazy. I've always liked that; it's so Australian. :)
I think the spell check should be back in a couple of days, SW; staff are working on making it compatible again. I wish they'd had it working first as well but hopefully it won't be much longer.
And I sympathise! I've had people tell me I don't know "how to spell" because I use S instead of Z... I guess they don't know Christmas from Bourke Street... gee that sounded weird! We have some really weird expressions when you think about them. :)
I wouldn't have thought of a catchphrase but that makes sense. Maybe for Colgate or some dentist? Still don't see why that would have ended up here, though. I don't like dentists. ;)
Yes, the rare bit suits sulz... not sure about the sausage, though. I'm not a fan of sausages and certainly not pork tongues and snouts! I think sulz is more like a box of chocolates or a fine bottle of wine, wouldn't you say, Muse? A rich and varied taste. ;)
And it was too good to let by, wasn't it? I just wish I'd known you guys didn't know about it earlier; I could have had some fun with it. :)
Wow, Jamie, I just had a look. They're really bizarre. What the hell does billy boat im going to eat your toes mean? Actually no, I don’t want to know! ;)
And that mother and son one, yikes! 8O I’ve had some disturbing searches a few times, ones I didn’t want to post… I’ve actually wondered if some of them should be reported but I wouldn’t know where to begin. At the least I’d like to know why they keep appearing in searches so I can stop it.
lmao.
omg! I get search terms for sulz all the time! she occupies about 45% of search terms that lead to my posts. the only search term that trumps her is barack obama. :)
The Flugtag was fun! I think I even saw one guy trying to launch a model of the Enterprise... all that work only for it to break! Great tv, though. :)
Glad you liked them, NW. Some of them were too much fun to let go. ;)
So you get searches for sulz too? She's going to rule the blogosphere before long! Taking over the world one blog at a time... :)
Hm, President Sulz... I like the sound of that. 8)
Ad the whole upgrade thingy threw me for a loop. Unfortunately I have not had the time to analyze if anything went missing from my page. I hope not, I'm too tired to fix it. Perhaps I don't understand some of the headers and it takes me just clicking on everything until I find what I want. Did they try to warn us somehow? Or did I just miss the memo?
*sneaks around here to add you to a whole other listing of google searches, by mentioning bombshell and finca alzamora, purrs with her evilness*
AFAIK there wasn’t a warning about the upgrade. A few people have said that WP couldn’t give notice because it would provide an opportunity for an attack but I don’t know I agree with that. They give us notice for maintenance and something like that would have been fine. It looks like people are starting to adjust now, though, so we’ll see how it goes. I’m impressed with the gallery feature; it almost makes up for losing my widgets…
You know, I’ve actually seen a couple of those searches come up already! They must be very confused when they see this post. Oh well, it’s all good for hits. :D
I just had a brainwave. How about NightWriter for VP? Would you be up to it, NW? You’d make an unstoppable team! :)