No Wonder Terrorists Hate Us

Scientists labored long and hard to establish a backup line of communication in case of atomic tragedy or other disaster that could wipe out telephone lines. The nation must survive, and communication would be crucial. After millions of hours and dollars, they developed “The Internet.”

As a side result, knowledge of the ages would become available at the tap of a few keys and mouse clicks. Humans now had the ability to video chat with someone at The South Pole, in real time. It was a development that could push humankind forward in quantum leaps. The result? Pornography became the most popular sites on the world wide web.

Yahoo posted their top searches of the year, and number one overall was "Bobbi Kristina Brown," who fell into a coma back in January and died in July. The rest of the top five were the iPhone, Caitlyn Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Minecraft.  And the most searched MALE celebrity was Scott Disick.  So the Kardashian clan cleaned up AGAIN.

Yahoo's top "CRAZES" of the year are a little more interesting though, because they're not all celebrities . . .

1. Katy Perry's Super Bowl Halftime sharks.
2. The Starbucks holiday cup.
3. "Man bun."
4. The phrase, "What color is the dress?"
5. And the "Whip / Nae Nae" dance.

The rest of the top ten were "Jurassic World" . . . "Back to the Future" . . . "Drake dancing" . . . Cecil the Lion . . . and the term "dad bod."

Here are seven more categories you might care about . . .

1. Most popular scripted TV show was "The Walking Dead". "Game of Thrones" was third, and the rest of the top five were soap operas.  (???)
2. The most common question people asked on Yahoo was, "How do you tie a tie?"
3. The top sports-related search was the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
4. The top gadget people searched for was the iPhone 6.
5. The top dessert recipe people looked up was for banana bread.
6. The top cocktail recipe people searched for was an old fashioned.
7. And the presidential candidate with the most searches was NOT Donald Trump. It was Carly Fiorina, followed by Bernie Sanders . . . Hillary Clinton . . . Ben Carson . . . and Trump was fifth.

Oh, and these search engines keep tabs on your search terms, and more. What’s in your browser history?