One of the fun little diversions the internet provides to the authors of sites like this one is that we receive statistics on the number of people who come to our sites.

“Gerry, statistics? That’s so boring! You are a nerd.”

Well, yes, yes I am. But not for this. You see, we also receive a list of referrals. That’s a list of sites from which people clicked on links to get to this site. And the best of these is Google. Because it includes the search phrase that someone typed in to be recommended this site.

Some sites receive so many hits that they started posting the more surreal search phrases that lead to their sites. I think blogs tend to get wackier hits than diaries, because they mix more topics on a single page. Mine have tended to be fairly dull and understandable. I get a lot of hits for people looking for uses for duct tape, because of my slogan up there in the title bar. In fact somebody got here yesterday by asking for “Halftime Show duct tape”. If they weren’t specifically looking for me, I don’t want to know what they were thinking.

I’ve been getting a ton of hits lately from the phrases “my girl robot” and “best prom ever”. You see, I wrote about my love for that Citibank commercial featuring those phrases. And it seems that the commercial is back in heavy rotation. As it finds a new legion of fans, they hit the internet. Probably looking for video. And finding me instead. Suckers.

But my proudest moment came today when I checked my referrals. Somebody was linked to my discussion about global warming when they put in the phrase, “humans ruining the planet”. I was the #1 result.

GerryBuilt is number 1 for humans ruining the planet! (trumpeting fanfare, balloons!)

Since %%diary-dancingbrave%% changed her template, I have been contemplating changing mine. And that may just have to be my new slogan: “GerryBuilt: Number 1 for humans ruining the planet.”

I’m not sure if my readers are people who are ruining the planet, whether I am the number 1 source for advice on ruining the planet, or whether I am ruining the planet personally. Either way, it appeals to my inner super-villian.