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Your favorite posts of all time…
I mentioned a few days ago that this blog is going away soon, so it seems appropriate to take a look back at what readers clicked on the most.
I must say, this list of the top 10 posts for the past five years surprised me. But I can’t argue with our official traffic statistics, these little nicks by the snack room vending machine were definitely made by Lamar.
Some of the items make sense. People would want to know which jobs they should avoid, what not to do with cameras around, and even the worst idea of all time.
But some of these others just seemed to be popular for no apparent reason. And as for the one in first place, maybe it has something to do with the photo.
Here are your favorites. If you call in the next 30 minutes, this treasured collection can be yours for the low, low price of….
The best of another goofy month
November was another month full of news you can use from this blog.
Traffic stats for the 10 most popular items show that readers were especially eager to learn what makes the perfect gift, how to avoid as many of those Kardashians as possible, and what superstars miss most when they’re filming away from home.
They also appreciated my new insights into goofy history, with true stuff like what Abe Lincoln did on the South Lawn, and how King James I amused himself.
And most of all, they valued having a place where they could learn what retail products have been recalled recently. It’s a very long list.
On a personal note, I was happy to see my Fabio item made the top 10 list. I just really liked that one.
Here they are, your favorites for the month…
I didn’t know we were asking for fantasy photos. I’d like to see new photo of a Republican presidential candidate holding a food item. Those are always entertaining. I still don’t know why Mitt was looking at that corn cob like that.
Try to remember the best of September
The figures are in for this blog’s most popular posts in September, and readers showed a wide variety of interests. They flocked to our pieces on rugby, especially the nude variety, and were eager to learn about flying machines and submarines you can build at home.
Throw in some arts, politics and entertainment, and you’ve got a well-rounded month for folks who no longer need constant supervision.
Thanks for coming back, readers.
Here you go, your top 10 for the month. Now go out in the yard and build those planes and submarines!
Oh, no, that’s just a home-made leash so my fiancee knows where I am all the time. We call it the Trustinator.
The duchess, the chimp and the corn dog
This blog’s August statistics are in, and once again, patterns are starting to form which will allow me to do a better job of reaching my audience. It’s all in knowing how to read the results.
Of the 10 most popular items, two were about politicians eating corn dogs, three involved very cute animals and two more featured Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge.
Our analysts now just have to figure out whether my readers are interested in politics, or in corn dogs. Please, please let it be the latter.
Excuse me now, I need to dictate a letter.
Dear Duchess of Cambridge, I would like to invite you to a photo shoot next summer at the Iowa State Fair. You will appear with an adorable panda cub, and we would like you to consume something which we Americans call a corn dog. It consists of… Oh, never mind, I’ll just get a stunt double duchess, instead…
Here they are, your 10 favorite posts for August:
The best of July, a definite pattern?
Well, it’s time to look at the blog traffic statistics for July, and never has there been a clearer pattern.
Of the 10 most-read items, SEVEN were about the Duchess of Cambridge and her six-month visit to every city, town and hamlet in Canada.
Okay, I get the message. My readers want all the news they can get about Canada.
Another TWO of the top 10 were about a gigantic marijuana plantation, so I guess readers are interested in agriculture, as well.
But here’s the neat thing. The number two item for July was just plain fun, an absurd, pun-filled post about some lingerie for guys who like to read in bed. Readers flocked to it, and left a huge number of comments as well.
That one makes me very happy. My readers are the best.
You could try that BG.. for a change, do something the hard way?
The top 10 posts for a goofy June…
June was a very good month for the blog. Our traffic statistics showed that readers flocked to information they could use, along with our hard-hitting exposés of, you know, stuff.
We suggested a Father’s Day gift Dad will never forget, we told you how the rich and powerful manage to look better than you do, and we even told you how to get George Clooney’s ex-girlfriend. Maybe.
We warned you about a very bad idea for a contest, and a retail shopping trend that needs to be stopped quickly.
Did anybody else bring you both the world’s cutest bear AND the secret message on Sarah Palin’s palm? No wonder this is the blog you can’t do without.
Here were my 10 most popular posts for June:
Ofcourse you have the best readers in the world, BG..
why do you think we ALL keep coming back, day in and day out!
The very best of a goofy month…
May was off the charts for goofiness.
It turned out the world didn’t end,Trump didn’t run, and Arnold didn’t have any class, and my readers flocked to those stories.
There was plenty more good stuff on the top 10 list, too. Reports on a practical joke camp for adults, Michelle Obama’s striking similarity to a cartoon character, the worst-ever police decoy….
And the single most popular piece for the month was the inside story about how Osama bin Laden was found.
Here they are. If you missed any of them the first time around, you have a second chance.
Even if you saw them the first time, read them again. There may be a test.
10. Want a margarita in a dribble glass, sir?
9. I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
8. She flew in on Hair Force One?
7. Meet the worst police decoy ever?
6. Michelle, it’s time for a royal goof-o-rama!
5. Six ways I know the world isn’t ending
4. Hot motorcycle chicks lookin’ for bald guys
3. Sorry Mr. Trump, I thought you were someone else
2. This just in, Arnold has a driveway!
1. Could this be how they tracked Osama?
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Top: Two pug dogs named Roxy and Ivan are dressed up as Dorothy and the Tin Man, from the movie “Wizard of Oz,” at the Pug Rescue of San Diego County’s 20th annual Pug Party in Del Mar, California, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Right: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama after arriving at Dublin Airport, in Dublin, Ireland May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
Right: Donald Trump responds to a question at the official opening ceremony of Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas, April 11, 2008. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus
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The very best of April…
It’s time to look at the most popular blog items from a very goofy month.
No surprise, a certain wedding featured strongly in the top ten, capturing slots one and two, among others.
Beyond that, it was news you could use. Readers liked tips that could save their marriage, and items about pistol-armed fashion models and one-armed stiletto users.
One more interesting note. The item about a new way to learn touch typing, which ran in March and was one of the most popular that month, made it onto April’s list too. Folks never grow tired of good keyboard stories.
Here were the top ten items, based on traffic:
That “model” is going to find herself with quite the gash on her thumb if she even thinks about firing a handgun holding it like that.
The very, very best of March…
It’s time to reveal this blog’s 10 most popular items for the month of March.
It seems clear that my readers are a blogger’s dream. They are hungry for information, and not too particular about how accurate it is.
For example, they loved my report on the updated, modernized Bible, as well as the item about driving cars with only our minds.
The entertainment industry was also a big draw, as readers flocked to my report on Jennifer Aniston’s old fragrance and my pitch for a new sitcom starring Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson.
A careful analysis of the March statistics found that for some reason my readers love the word Middleton, so I will try to use it as often as possible in the future.
However, it would be a mistake to presume that Kate Middleton figured in more top 10 items than anyone else in March.
Spin, a haiku meant to compliment yours..
Kate is having everything going
for March and the year!!
Lets call 2011 “Kate’s Year”!!
The very, very worst month of all?
Nah, February wasn’t really the worst month.
It’s just that headlines with best and worst in them always do very well, a lesson I learned yet again upon calculating this blog’s most popular items for the month.
Indeed, my top three posts for February each contained superlatives. Right, like I’m really qualified to name the best or worst of anything.
The top two items also contained the word photo, which I’m filing away in my mind, and a light little item on Kate Middleton did exceptionally well. Free clicks for practically no effort.
So here are February’s top ten, and please come back tomorrow for: The very worst Kate Middleton photos of all time!
It may be time for me to do an FAQ on the rules here, after consulting with Shra. On the other hand, I suppose that would constitute teaching…
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I liked the ones which had some muscly, good looking dudes.
And ofcourse, Shoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss!!!!!