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| + | Google keeps track of which searches are most popular in which regions as part of more general data mining to improve their service. For the enjoyment/education of others, they release select, non-personal parts of this data under the banner "[http://www.google.com/trends/ Google Trends]." | ||
| − | + | The first statistic - that "Men kissing" was popular in Utah, a state normally opposed to homosexuality - is real. The others are made up for the sake of the joke. In order: | |
| − | + | *'''"Installing Ubuntu" - Redmond, WA''': {{w|Ubuntu}} is a Linux distribution; Redmond, WA is home to {{w|Microsoft}}, the company that makes rival operating system Windows. | |
| − | + | *'''"Running for President in 2010" - Wasilla, AK''': 2010 was not a presidential election year in the United States; Wasilla, AK is home to {{w|Sarah Palin}}, a politician known for making such gaffes. | |
| − | *'''"Installing Ubuntu" | + | *'''"Lincoln Fan Fiction" - Chicago, IL''': {{w|Abraham Lincoln}} was the US president from 1861 to his assassination in 1865; Chicago, IL is home to {{w|Barack Obama}}, who apparently reads (presumably {{w|erotic}}) {{w|fanfiction}} about the former president. |
| − | *'''"Running for President in 2010" | + | *'''"Raptors on Hoverboards" - Somerville, MA''': {{w|Velociraptors}} is a favorite xkcd topic; There are also frequently references to Back to the Future as with the {{w|hoverboards}} here. Somerville, MA is home to [[Randall Munroe]]. The speed of a ''Raptor on Hoverboard'' is given in [[526: Converting to Metric]]. |
| − | *'''"Lincoln Fan Fiction" | + | *'''"How is babby formed" - Wasilla, AK''': "How is babby formed?" was the title (and most of the content) of an infamous Yahoo! Answers question (see the title text of [[481: Listen to Yourself]] and [[550: Density]]). Wasilla, AK is, again, home to {{w|Sarah Palin}}; a few months prior to this comic's release, Sarah Palin revealed that her daughter, Bristol Palin, was pregnant. |
| − | *'''"Raptors on Hoverboards" | + | *'''"I hate this website" - Mountain View, CA''': Mountain View, CA is home to Google headquarters. The implication is that Google employees are putting "I hate this website" into Google. |
| − | *'''"How is babby formed" | ||
| − | *'''"I hate this website" | ||
With regards to the excerpt Randall provides in the title text: | With regards to the excerpt Randall provides in the title text: | ||
*{{w|Slash fiction}} is a genre of fan fiction that focuses on homosexual behavior. | *{{w|Slash fiction}} is a genre of fan fiction that focuses on homosexual behavior. | ||
*Lincoln/Obama (pronounced Lincoln slash Obama) fan fiction normally should be between Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. | *Lincoln/Obama (pronounced Lincoln slash Obama) fan fiction normally should be between Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. | ||
| − | *The "more perfect union" line comes from the preamble to the US Constitution: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..." | + | *However we later see that {{w|Lincoln (car)|Lincoln}} is a car. |
| + | *The "more perfect union" line comes from the preamble to the US Constitution: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..." | ||
*{{w|Ethanol}} is the more scientific name for drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol. | *{{w|Ethanol}} is the more scientific name for drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol. | ||
*"{{w|Common ethanol fuel mixtures#E10_or_less|10% ethanol}}" refers to automotive gasoline that includes 10% ethanol (usually made from corn or other vegetables), with the hopes of reducing the dependence on oil for fuel. | *"{{w|Common ethanol fuel mixtures#E10_or_less|10% ethanol}}" refers to automotive gasoline that includes 10% ethanol (usually made from corn or other vegetables), with the hopes of reducing the dependence on oil for fuel. | ||
| + | *With regards to the title-text, the verb "[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/come come]" means "to have an orgasm" or "to ejaculate". In this mock slash fiction the Lincoln is supposed to ejaculate gasoline, and expects Obama to do the same. | ||
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| − | + | |Installing Ubuntu||Redmond, WA | |
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| − | + | |Running for President in 2010||Wasilla, AK | |
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| − | + | |How is babby formed?||Wasilla, AK | |
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[[Category:Google Search]] | [[Category:Google Search]] | ||
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