fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 09-15 2013

Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me):
“are you interested in the cinema” <-- just a little “moose wanted london” “ben whishaw's booty” <-- is he a pirate now? “why tom hanks is awesome” “tom hanks doctor who” <-- this would be interesting “are andrew lincoln and tony goldwyn cousins” “michael clayton-jolly” <-- last word normally associated with that movie “was douglas adams a jews?” “most decadent shakes” <-- like McDonald’s green McShake? “gwyneth paltrow is an idiot” “why do movies suck so hard” <-- mystery of the ages “actual awesomesauce” “movies sex” <-- that’s... rather broad “what in movies do people find offensive” “very short summary of 80 days around the world” <-- right in the title “winnie the pooh feminism” “what does the s on superman mean” <-- really? “which part of feminism offends you” “why is sexism fair and unfair” <-- oh no you didn’t

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RogerBW
RogerBW
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 2:20pm

Actual awesomesauce is a Secret Recipe which I’m not going to share. So there.

Bluejay
Bluejay
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 3:18pm

Re the “S” on Superman’s costume: Yeah, it seems pretty obvious it would stand for “Superman,” but it’s actually retroactively been given several meanings — for instance, that it was the coat of arms for the House of El. (Otherwise, why would Jor-El and Lara be walking around on Krypton wearing an “S” for Superman?)

Rod Ribeiro
Rod Ribeiro
reply to  Bluejay
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 3:39pm

Why would Clark Kent be walking (flying?) around wearing an “S” if he is the only Superman on Earth?

Bluejay
Bluejay
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 4:10pm

That’s what I’m saying. Originally, historically, the S *did* stand for Superman, but over time the folks at DC have given the S other meanings to make it more plausible that he’d be wearing it even before he got his superhero name. So the question “what does the s on superman mean” isn’t really as silly as it first sounds.