We are hopefully optimistic about the girl cat and her progress. Can’t say for sure whether it’s the antibiotics of the lack of motion that’s making her feel better, but she it doing okay at the moment, and it’s a relief. I’m really hoping that it’s a sign that we’re treating her for the right thing (or, failing that, that it’s going to get better on its own).
Anyway, on to the search terms.
I have a tough time deciding which theme of these to post from week to week, as in a very short time of collecting them I’ve amassed tons of weird ones. Some of the best ones I haven’t listed yet, but as soon as I post a particular “category” of terms, the following day I tend to get the best one ever. Which means I end up saving the good ones just in case they get better. Which, yes, is kind of silly, and no, makes no sense. At any rate, I figured it was about time I delved into one of the more common trends anyway.
As is probably predictable, I get a fair number of search hits relating to umbrellas (umbrella sketch, umbrella ants, umbrella phrases, umbrella of worrying…). What is less predictable are the details of some of those hits. Lots of stuff about various umbrella brands, sizes, patterns, etc (e.g. “I need to find an umbrella with horses on it”). I never would have guessed how many people are looking for that stuff, but it makes a certain amount of sense, I suppose. And then there are these…
I get a TON of phrases on this theme. The first time I saw one of this nature I was totally confused. In fact, the very first time I saw one of this nature, it said “Meaning – there’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella.” At which point, naturally, my first reaction was “He hates you. And rain. And maybe you shouldn’t keep standing next to him.” The second time, I got “There’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella analysis.” At which point I’m trying to figure out what sort of business technique an umbrella analysis is (is that a brainstorming tool? …Get it? BrainSTORM? UMBRELLA? …I’m done now.). It sounded plausible. There are fishbones, and snowflakes, and various other similar things involved in planning strategies. Umbrella could work. Why someone kept presenting theirs to the searcher quite so forcefully, I don’t know. It’s like – BANG! Analysis!! Awesome.
As it turns out, apparently there is a short story out there titled “There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting me on the Head with an Umbrella.” Oooooooh. Makes much more sense that way. But I get a lot of these, and they still amuse me regardless, in a nostalgic way.
Does it? Would that mean that you were an open person? Closed off most of the time? Usually narrow-minded? That you often hold things over people? That much of what you say goes over people’s heads? That you have a good handle on things?
Or just that if I were to try to cross the street with you in a heavy wind, you would likely turn yourself inside out before I made it across. …Because dude. That would be disturbing.
This one amuses me simply because I have to wonder at the motivation behind the search. Who has a burning need to see this, in particular?
Of course, upon making a quick search just now to see if there was something I was missing here, I came across this and found it actually sort of intriguing. Makes sense, I suppose, but that had never occurred to me as a perk of fame. I love how put together some of those people look while performing what is inherently such a silly task. I think Snoop Dogg’s is my favourite.
An obvious hit, I suppose, albeit a somewhat perplexing one (once again, who is looking for this stuff??). I’m not one to disappoint, though, so here is my depiction:
Okay… Aren’t all umbrellas rather curvaceous? A non-rubenesque umbrella would be somewhat ineffective, would it not? To my knowledge, size zero catwalk models are not the best place to take shelter in the rain.
But who am I to argue.
I have also now noted that flesh-toned is not the best choice for raingear colouring, and that umbrella heads look a great deal like clams.
And then there are these. I get a wide variety of variations on this topic, in different wordings, across different days. I have no idea why. Is this a common question that I’m missing? Is there something unusual about me that I have not yet turned to Google for help with this? It comes up enough that, much like the umbrella analysis, I can’t help feeling like I’m missing out.
Umbrellas are: Waterproof, synthetic, rounded, curved, practical, utilitarian, awkward, symmetrical, and common. Also long and thin when closed.
There are a number of descriptive terms I might use in reference to an umbrella. …“Rubenesque” is not among them.
