"Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood."

My mind can sometimes be a scary place to be. I sometimes shock myself with the mad things I come up with and then I usually share them with the lucky folks of JU! AOL Released the search histories of over 650,000 users. It made me think just what would people find if they looked through my search history. Here is just a few examples of what they found....

AOL user 311045 apparently owns a Scion XB automobile in need of new brake pads that is in the process of being upgraded with performance oil filters. User 311045, possibly a Florida resident, is preoccupied with another topic as well:
how to change brake pads on scion xb
2005 us open cup florida state champions
how to get revenge on a ex
how to get revenge on a ex girlfriend
how to get revenge on a friend who f---ed you over
replacement bumper for scion xb
florida department of law enforcement
crime stoppers florida

Based on the number of local searches, AOL user 1515830 appears to be a resident of Ohio's Mahoning County. On March 1, user 1515830 was trying to find the amount of calories in chai tea and bananas. But on March 9, the searches took a darker turn:
chai tea calories
calories in bananas
aftermath of incest
how to tell your family you're a victim of incest
pottery barn
curtains
surgical help for depression
oakland raiders comforter set
can you adopt after a suicide attempt
who is not allowed to adopt
i hate men
medication to enhance female desire
jobs in denver colorado
teaching positions in denver colorado
how long will the swelling last after my tummy tuck
divorce laws in ohio
free remote keyloggers
baked macaroni and cheese with sour cream
how to deal with anger
teaching jobs with the denver school system
marriage counseling tips
anti psychotic drugs

Revenge is a common theme, though of course it's impossible to guess whether an AOL user has criminal intent or is in the middle of writing a true-crime novel. In the case of AOL user 17556639, the jury's still out:
how to kill your wife
pictures of dead people
photo of dead people
car crash photo

Some AOL users seem to be worried that an abusive partner in a relationship may come back to hurt them. This person, AOL user 005315, searched for information about prison inmates, gang members, sociopaths in relationships, and women who were murdered in southern California last year:
resources for utility bill paying assistance in southern california
section 8 housing southern california
los angeles county ca. gang member pictures
orange county california jails inmate information
fractured ankle
letters and responses written by women to emotionally
abusive partners
men that use emotional and physical abandonment to control their partner
warning signs of a mans infidelity or sexual addiction
the sociopathic relationship
southern california newspaper stories about woman murdered by boyfriend in pomona december2005
names of females murdered or found dead in pomona california in 2005
characteristics of a sociopath in a relationship
a person that shows lack of empathy
help in writing a letter to a abusive narcissistic ex boyfriend
how to hurt the narcissistic man
retaliating against the narcisisstic man

Now no users were actually named, they were given unique numbers as you can see, the thing is, you can gather alot of information about the people from looking at what they have actually searched for. What an insight into someones mind! AOL have apologised for the disclosure of this information, but it is to late, the damage was done. It just makes you think....what does your search history say about you?

Well I looked through my search history, and here is an unedited version of a weeks searches on Yahoo....

- Addicted To Sex

- Aol

- Aol Broadband

- Big Brother Seven Housemates

- Bob Geldof

- Broadband

- Bulldog

- Cbeebies

- charity shield

- Clinton Cards

- Emmerdale

- Exist

- Hack Green Bunker

- How Many Muslims Are There In Britain?

- Internet Providers ISP

- Monogamy

- Multi-millionaires

- Pink

- Pink U And Ur Hand

- Sinchronicity

- Tesco

- Trams In Manchester

- Tv Guide

- Writers

So there is an insight into my not so exciting life! I wonder what all that says about me? Lets remember Yahoo isn't the main search engine I use. Hehe.....Google is much better for Porn! Just kidding...haha!

 


Comments
on Aug 30, 2006

I quit reading after the first one.

{Smack}, oh sorry!

What would mine say "Core 2 Duo", "New Computer", "Email Firings".

I am a very boring searcher!

on Aug 30, 2006

I clicked on my History of what I"ve viewed and while I couldn't copy it,  I can tell you it was Google searches for JU, Webshots, Ebay ballerina doll auctions,  Yahoo auctions for dishes, linens, and I also type in high school classmates names,  and have found some of my home town buddies and high school friends.

I only have found porn,  accidentaly,  one time or two.  I felt like I had walked into someone's bedroom without knocking and then it was only the page and not the website itself!

on Aug 31, 2006

What would mine say "Core 2 Duo", "New Computer", "Email Firings".

and I thought my searches were boring!  Try harder Doc...hehe!

I can tell you it was Google searches for JU, Webshots, Ebay ballerina doll auctions, Yahoo auctions for dishes, linens, and I also type in high school classmates names, and have found some of my home town buddies and high school friends.

Ahh at least you're more exciting than the Doc, haha!

I only have found porn, accidentaly, one time or two. I felt like I had walked into someone's bedroom without knocking and then it was only the page and not the website itself!

I am forever finding porn...and I put in the most innocent searches.....I swear!

Thanks for the comments x

on Aug 31, 2006

Ahh at least you're more exciting than the Doc, haha!

So is paint drying.

on Aug 31, 2006
Thankfully, I don't use AOL for any searches. I don't actually search for porn or anything but I really don't think people would want to know I'm researching the best cure for irritible bowel syndrome, erectile disfunctions or hair loss (I am joking... No, really, I am )
on Sep 01, 2006
I am joking... No, really, I am


Right . . . joking . . . and we're supposed to believe that, right?
on Sep 01, 2006

best cure for irritible bowel syndrome

Remind me to bring a gas mask when I come visit you.

on Sep 04, 2006
and we're supposed to believe that, right


Of course... Would I lie to you?

Remind me to bring a gas mask when I come visit you


What for... I pee rose water and fart perfume...