The best sentence I read today, 7:46 a.m. edition

Someone once told me that there is nowhere we are more honest than the search box.

That's from still-a-Wunder-but-no-longer-a-Kind Ben Casnocha.  Read the whole post (drawing upon Michael Agger), it's one of the best I've seen in some time.  For instance:

There are some remarkable contrasts between "dumb" searches and "smart" ones. People who start their search "how 2" are more likely to search "how 2 get pregnant" or "how 2 grow weed." People who start their search "how one might" are more likely to search "how one might discover a new piece of music" or "how one might for the rise of andrew jackson in 1828."

Another contrast is between people who type in "is it wrong to" vs. people who type in "is it unethical to."  If you type in "is it wrong to" the first suggestion is "is it wrong to sleep with your cousin."  Number two is (yes, I tested it in Google): "Is it wrong to sleep with your step dad after your mom dies."  If you type in "is it unethical to," the first suggestion is "is it ethical to sell customer information."  Next comes a question about animal experimentation.  You'll see the lists of comparisons behind the first two links offered above.

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