Tag Archives: WTF

Searchterm Weirdness August Edition

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Cora

Looking through the terms people typed into their favourite search engine to get here is always a fascinating glimpse into other people’s brains. For example, I always had the sneaking suspicion that many people subscribe to HBO not so much … Continue reading →

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The Bacon Cat Law of Internet Popularity

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Cora

I had a different post drafted for today. A serious post about German literature, linguistics and unusual narrative perspectives inspired by the awarding of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize yesterday. But then something happened. I went online and found that my … Continue reading →

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I accidentally corner the market for Strunk/White fanfiction

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Cora

I just went online and – as always – checked my sites for stats and new comments (replies coming tonight) and found that my stats had literally exploded over night. This site has already twice as many views at midday … Continue reading →

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A Plagalanche, toxic Westeros, responses to romance bashing, rape in fantasy, redneck bashing and Dallas remade

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday’s plagiarism post has broken the visitor record for this blog, largely due to a link from the VroniPlag press review. The VroniPlag press review also offers a link to this Spiegel Online article about the Althusmann case. Turns out … Continue reading →

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Romances are bad for women – again

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Cora

There seems to be another go-around in the eternal debate of “romance fiction is bad for women, because it might lead them to have unrealistic expectations of real life relationships”. Unrealistic expectations in this context often means “expecting to be … Continue reading →

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Headline of the Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Cora

Who could resist clicking on a headline like ‘Sea Monster’ Discovered Beneath Brooklyn Bridge? Not me certainly. Of course, the article is from the Fox News website, so it’s to be taken with several grains of salt. Plus, the alleged … Continue reading →

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2011 – A Stats Oddity

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Cora

I saw my stats go up sharply yesterday and in addition to the daily traffic of Middle Eastern people googling for “Tarzan sex” (I honestly wonder what the cultural explanation behind people from the Middle East googling for “Tarzan sex” … Continue reading →

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A Stats Oddity – and Cora is tired

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Cora

I’m tired, so I only have a short post today. Expect one last photo post as well as a longer genre rant tomorrow. Meanwhile, my stats have shot up dramatically and the blog had 111 visitors yesterday. Not the best … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Cora

This is just a quick post to let you know that I got home late yesterday evening. We had to fly via Paris Charles de Gaulle, an airport I really don’t like and try to avoid whenever possible. And yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Faintly Disturbing Search Terms

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Cora

Today, someone found my blog after entering “sex with my mom self” into Google. I don’t think I want to know what that person was looking for, but I’m pretty sure my site doesn’t have it. I also get regular … Continue reading →

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