This blog’s top five most popular posts for June reflected the well- rounded interests of my readers.

They clearly are absorbed by space, flocking to a post about chicks from other planets. Also the presidency - Obama eating a candy bar - and the legal system, in the form of the Phil Spector trial.

On top of that, they were fascinated by media coverage of a potential air mishap, and a post that combined travel, exercise and the arts.

It’s a wonder they don’t give college credit for reading this thing!

Here are the top five:

5. Hamana-hamana-hamana…

4. Just drive in circles while I finish my candy bar!

3. Stand up Mr. Spector. Oh, Sorry!

2. The real, actual, genuine arrival sign!

And the number one most popular post for June:

1. It don’t get no stupider than this!

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Above: Model presents the latest collection by Larisa Katz of the Netherlands during Bahrain Fashion Week in Manama, May 30, 2009. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Right: President Barack Obama eats a snack in his limousine as he arrives in Dresden June 4, 2009. REUTERS/ Fabrizio Bensch

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Once again, the top-five most popular posts in this blog for May reflect the diverse interests of our readers.

We’ve got sports - okay, lingerie football, but that still counts.  We’ve got romance in the form of the smoking brides and the marriage countdown bra.

We have parenting, reflected by the visitor who tried changing her baby on a bench at the White House, and fashion is represented by the very worst outfit in the entire history of the world.

Heck, with all that, how could anybody NOT read this blog? If you have any friends who aren’t yet regular readers, send them this selection.

Remember what we say, “Friends don’t let friends not read this blog.”

The top five posts for May were:

5. The wide world of lingerie?

4. “You may now kiss the bride.” “No thanks.”

3. The worst outfit in the history of earth?

2. Change at the White House, baby!

And the most popular blog post of the month!

1. Maybe the worst idea ever?

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Model displays new “Konkatsu Bra”, literally meaning “marriage hunting” bra. The characters on the bra read, “now hunting for a husband”.
REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

A military usher suggests to a guest a better location than the crosshall of the White House to change a baby’s diaper before an event in the East Room in Washington, May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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My blog’s traffic stats have been tabulated for April, and I’m proud of the results.

The diverse subject matter in the top five posts shows readers are coming here for news they can’t get anyplace else.

Just look. A report about making your dog happy on the road, a fresh angle on  entertainers who make us laugh, and a surprising look at a life-saving garment at least half of us wear every day.

To round out the top five, a feel-good look at some young people smiling through diversity, followed by a report on a guy reaching for the stars - or for something, at least.

Step up and take a bow for your good taste, readers. The gent in item number one is choosing your prize now….

5. I can poop right in the back seat?

4. SNL veterans: not stand-up comedy?

3. Miracle bras: hooters and shooters?

2. Harry Potter and the Murder Rap?

And my number one most-popular posting for April:

1. It don’t get much worse than this!

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REUTERS photo credits: Shelby by Robert Basler; Amy Poehler by Mario Anzuoni; Heidi Klum by Mario Anzuoni; Amanda Knox by Daniele La Monaca; Elephant guy by Tim Chong

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The results are in for the most popular items in this blog for March, and there were some interesting results.

Two of the top five posts were about the Obama family in “regular folks” situations. Him drinking a beer, her scooping food at a homeless kitchen.

Two more of the top five were just plain weird, and you can decide for yourself how they cracked the big-time.

But the real mystery is how a trend toward partial toplessness in haute couture, leaving models holding the bag, so to speak, made it to number one.

This one will keep our statistics folks up all night, crunching the numbers, looking at the photos and searching for lessons.

5. Obama in beer-swilling cheerleader romp?

4. President uses protection, but why?

3. Why does that waitress have bodyguards?

2. Honey, will you marry….Ewwwww!

1. Fashion models just hanging out?

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It’s March already, so it’s time to head over to the OBB (Off-Blog Betting) parlor and collect your winnings if you correctly guessed my blog’s five most popular posts for February.

Two of them were about Barack Obama and the others were about stupid stuff, so I’m illustrating it with a Victoria’s Secret shot for no apparent reason. You’ll thank me later.

Here they are, starting with number five:

5. What’s wrong with this picture?

4. You left the football in the restaurant Michelle?

3. Does Ma know you’re doin’ this?

2. Do you want to purchase a meal Mr. President?

1. You like my pasty white legs?

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Model Doutzen Kroes unveils the new Vintage Victoria Collection at Victoria’s Secret Lexington Avenue Store in New York February 11, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

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It’s time for this blog’s top five Most Popular Posts for January, measured by reader traffic. So look at the results, and collect your bets.

I should point out that there’s nothing here about the Super Bowl or Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt, but I’m not above mentioning those things to attract readers. Here they are, and good luck to all.

5. Who’s messing with Obama’s mind?

4. My gold lamé macramé résumé!

3. “Official” Barack Obama doughnuts!

2. And the worst driver on Earth is…

1. From hightops to flipflops in seconds

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Aactors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Tokyo, January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

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I understand this is a tad anticlimactic, since we’ve already announced this blog’s most popular posts for all of 2008.

But for you folks who wager on the best of the month, and you know who you are, these were the five most popular posts for December.

Naturally I was disappointed that my post on tipping your favorite bloggers wasn’t in the top five, but the readers have spoken.

Happy New Year to all, and please remember: friends don’t let friends not read this blog!

5. Trust me, you don’t wanna see this…

4. A large coffee and 60 drums of Napalm, please!

3. Your call is important to us…

2. Palin’s a MAVRIK! What’s that?

1. Revenge of the jacuzzi floozy!

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Paris Hilton: REUTERS/Fred Prouser

Sarah Palin: REUTERS/Hans Deryk

Britney Spears: REUTERS/Fred Prouser

Jacuzzi model: REUTERS/Mihai Barb

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It was a great year for really stupid stuff. Absurdity and irony abounded, and traffic to the Oddly Enough blog was measured in the millions. We asked a bunch of famous people their opinion of Oddly Enough, and the satisfaction in their faces here is all the reward this simple, honest blogger needs.

Here are two top ten lists for 2008. The first were your ten favorite posts.

Below that, I’m offering my own favorite ten for the year, like anybody cares.

Readers’ top ten favorites

10. You’re kind of a quiet guy, huh?

9. Somebody! Help me take this thing off!

8. We’re worried about your daughter

7. And the fastest-growing stupid sport is…

6. I wish to file for 82 divorces, please!

5. Sarah, time for another big hug!

4. That just seems creepy!

3. Oh sure, Mom, you saw WHO?

2 Toss another noun on the noun, mate!

1. When models dress themselves

Blog Guy’s own top ten favorites

10. Hooray for the red, white and bleu!

9. Politics 2008: the MONSTER movie!

8. Grandma, here’s your pail of Blackberries!

7. Do you have the May issue of Nose-Picker?

6. It’s like surf ‘n’ turf in a bag!

5.Sound of Music Sequel: Nun with a Gun!

4.Hey! Are you wearin’ Lollipop’s underpants?

3.Please look at me, senator!

2.What? You’ve never seen underwear?

1.I wouldn’t be caught dead in that dress!

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Blog Guy, give us the list of the most popular items in your blog for November. A lot of us continue to wager on this stuff, and all my Christmas money is riding on this!

Okay, if  you were smart enough to figure out that Barack Obama was a pretty big story in November, you’re halfway there.

Here’s the top five list, and three of them - including number one and two - were Obama-related.

Yippee! I win! Little Timmy and what’s-her-name can have a Christmas! But why are you illustrating this item with Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show photos?

I’ve got thousands of these things. What else am I gonna do with them?

5. Sir, your glasses will be ready in 1162

4. You see this doorknob, Barack?

3. The hassle of sex? Not again!

2, Is that Obama in a mullet haircut?

1. We’re worried about your daughter!

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Victoria’s Secret models at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2008 in Miami Beach, Florida, November 15, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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This blog did VERY well in October. Thanks for coming, and please keep coming back with your friends.

Special thanks to all of you who linked to us from your blogs, and who shared my stuff via Mixx, Neatorama, Fark, Digg and so on.

For those of you who wager on the top five posts, and you know who you are, here they are:

5. Hi! You must be here for the um, um, um…

4. Hey, what do you think THIS button does?

3. She’s what you want in a laptop!

2. You got HOW DRUNK last night?

1. Toss another noun on the noun, mate!

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A model presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for French fashion house Chanel during their Spring/Summer 2009 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris October 3, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

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