# Dazzle Us With Your Own Google Trend Comparitive **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233 "2007-10-18T22:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/1 "2007-10-18T22:13:53Z")
[Now that journalists](http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_15861.aspx) have pointed out the google search term _hangover_ is most popular in Ireland, _terrorism_ is searched more often in the Eastern hemisphere & the word _gay_ is alive & well in the Catholic enclaves of Latin America, now it’s your turn to present your own interesting regional popularity results or comparatives from [Google Trends](http://www.google.com/trends). Make it something interesting, none of this [Beatles / Stones](http://www.google.com/trends?q=beatles%2C+%22rolling+stones%22), [Kanye / Fiddy](http://www.google.com/trends?q=%2250+cent%22%2C+%22kanye+west%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0), [Coke / Pepsi](http://www.google.com/trends?q=coke%2C+pepsi&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0), [Budweiser / Coors](http://www.google.com/trends?q=budweiser%2C+coors&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) [Yanks / Red Sox](http://www.google.com/trends?q=yankees%2C+%22red+sox%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) or [Rudy / Hillary](http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22rudy+giuliani%22%2C+%22hillary+clinton%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) stuff. Make it something interesting or hmmmm-inspiring. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/2 "2007-10-18T23:33:52Z")
In the eternal struggle to decide whether to shit or get off the pot, [I’d say there’s a clear winner](http://www.google.com/trends?q=shit+%2C+%22get+off+the+pot%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0). ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/3 "2007-10-18T23:41:10Z")
On the Internet, nobody can hear you [revise history!](http://www.google.com/trends?q=Axis%2C+Allies&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/4 "2007-10-19T01:31:13Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] In the eternal struggle to decide whether to shit or get off the pot, [I’d say there’s a clear winner](http://www.google.com/trends?q=shit+%2C+%22get+off+the+pot%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0). [/QUOTE] Just as I suspected, the [Filipinos have a hand in it.](http://www.google.com/trends?q=diarrhea%2C+constipation&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) [QUOTE=Tristan] On the Internet, nobody can hear you [revise history!](http://www.google.com/trends?q=Axis%2C+Allies&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) [/QUOTE] [Skewed!](http://www.yelp.com/biz/V9ijoF8TYBvJleFJ5ZuxoQ) ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/5 "2007-10-19T01:49:04Z")
I never would have thought that [Uri Geller is more popular in London](http://www.google.com/trends?q=James+Randi%2C+Uri+Geller) than James Randi. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/6 "2007-10-19T02:08:04Z")
It’s not a straight “Google Wars” match because word placement makes a real difference. In fact, I’m not sure how to read a comparison between two words. Look at the differences between: [Llamas vs Camels](http://www.google.com/trends?q=llamas%2C+camels) [Camels vs Llamas](http://www.google.com/trends?q=camels%2C+llamas) I guess it takes the first word, finds the regions where it’s most popular and then compares the second word to those regions? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazzle-us-with-your-own-google-trend-comparitive/423233/7 "2007-10-19T02:19:42Z")
And what’s up with Australia? [Unicorns](http://www.google.com/trends?q=unicorns) [Dragons](http://www.google.com/trends?q=dragons) [Goblins](http://www.google.com/trends?q=goblins) [Ghosts](http://www.google.com/trends?q=ghosts) [Vampires](http://www.google.com/trends?q=vampires) [Wizards](http://www.google.com/trends?q=wizards) Nerds!!! 😃