China is almost as popular as sex
Sunday, 29. April 2007, 13:48:01
Yes, that's what I just said: China is almost as popular as sex.
That's the only conclusion that can be drawn from the New York Times website, where its 'Most searched' section of the 'Most Popular' page, lists the keywords “most frequently searched by NYTimes.com readers".
As can be seen in the image below, the ancient civilization of China is listed as number two, while the ancient art of getting frisky is number one.
Curiously, this means that China is, in the eyes of the left-leaning cultural connoisseurs who are the typical NY Times readership, of more interest than domestic mishaps such as a psychotic gunman and an illegal war on Iraq. Hmmm...
Actually, I've long noticed that China is high in this top 10 list, it's just today that there seems to be a number of bizarre juxtapositions in the listings and their order.
One question: the number eight entry, "turkey", I'm not sure if it refers to the fat bird consumed at Christmas and Thanksgiving, or the country; and the lack of capitalisation is confusing. It could be either, really, given this list's randomness.
That's the only conclusion that can be drawn from the New York Times website, where its 'Most searched' section of the 'Most Popular' page, lists the keywords “most frequently searched by NYTimes.com readers".
As can be seen in the image below, the ancient civilization of China is listed as number two, while the ancient art of getting frisky is number one.
Curiously, this means that China is, in the eyes of the left-leaning cultural connoisseurs who are the typical NY Times readership, of more interest than domestic mishaps such as a psychotic gunman and an illegal war on Iraq. Hmmm...
Actually, I've long noticed that China is high in this top 10 list, it's just today that there seems to be a number of bizarre juxtapositions in the listings and their order.
One question: the number eight entry, "turkey", I'm not sure if it refers to the fat bird consumed at Christmas and Thanksgiving, or the country; and the lack of capitalisation is confusing. It could be either, really, given this list's randomness.
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