Presenting the 3rd annual Festival of Strange Search Terms that have brought visitors to this blog. In the spirit of August 2009’s What Are They Looking For? and December 2010’s What Are They Looking For? Redux, it was time to once again review those bizarre phrases that people enter into search engines. Well, the phrases alone may be bizarre, but what’s more bizarre is that they wind up here as a result. This is a mere sampling, but here are some of the best of the strange, odd, and unusual search terms that have brought visitors here in 2011 – with my comments, of course! Note: these are actual search terms used!
Genealogy Related…Sort Of
i forgot my name – I’m not sure I can help you with that.
can i have my great great grandmothers gene – If she is really your great-great grandmother, then you should have a couple of her genes.
gradma [sic] roulette – I’m not sure if this is about Grandma playing roulette, or…?
joey tempest is he married? have a child? – Is this an ex? Is this a jealous ex? And does Google really answer questions like these?
how do i title a photo with my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in it – My Family
what is polish name for fred – Fred. No, really!
Vague Searches
where was my family from? – Perhaps you should see Steve Morse’s Finding Your Great-Grandfather in One Step
italian girl that immigrated teenager – I’d suggest a slightly more specific search parameter.
how to find family who lived a hundred years ago – Are you hoping to find the actual family now or just evidence of their existence back then?
Make Me LOL
family tree of first miller immigrant to new york – If only it were that easy!
how to bring old family pictures back to life – This reminds me of a bad ‘70s horror movie where the pictures come to life.
why cake misspelling so common – I have no idea, but now I want to know why…
baptist ladies “from left” – “All the Baptist ladies, all the Baptist ladies…” What about those from the right?
sons that can not separate from mothers – Run. Trust me on this one.
Really?
map of were [sic] most of germans live in Germany – Wirklich?
adults in an unusual facial expression in an unusual situation – I don’t even want to know.
dumb mistakes – I try to only publicize my dumb genealogical mistakes here, so you won’t find all of my dumb mistakes.
christmas 1966 or 1967 or 1968 or 1969 or 1970 or 1971 “family photos” – or something…
winter blizzard humor – There is nothing funny about winter blizzards!!!!
The Bard
shakespeares certificate of marriage – There is actually a mystery surrounding Shakespeare and a crossed-out entry in the parish book days before his recorded marriage. But, you’ll have to find that out elsewhere…
shakespeare translation for “hey, what’s up?” – “How now?” He used it a lot.
goethe what is past is prologue – Shakespeare said it first!
past is prologue tattoo – Cool!
Call Me
götz ursula regensburg – Please come back! She’s my great-great grandmother and I really need to know more about her!
So there you have it! The next edition of the What’s Past is Prologue search term carnival will include more bizarre, freakish, and unusual ways that bring me more traffic. Until next time, I remain the Queen of Forgotten Unusual Facial Expressions and Dumb Mistake Cake Spelling Roulette. [Note: My past crown titles include Queen and Super-Finder of Renegade Name-Labeled Regal Dog Portraits and Queen of Ugly Teady Beer Shakespearean Transvestite Marriage Photos. I bet you’re jealous now.]
What's Past is Prologue 
I’d love to be able to peer into the minds of some of the people who do these searches. No, wait a minute, now that I think of it, maybe I don’t want to read their minds….
Donna, these are great! There are very few blog postings that I will read to my husband, but this one I read to him and he found them very humorous and even laughed out loud several times. You have inspired me to see if I can find this information for my blog.