# Voyeurism on the web

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 12, 1999, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635 "1999-10-12T04:43:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![OfficeGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@OfficeGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OfficeGirl)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/1 "1999-10-12T04:43:00Z")

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…some time ago i stumbled upon a website which somehow accessed all the search keywords people were typing into the search engines. It was called ‘Voyeurs of the Search Engines’ or something and the lists refreshed every 10 seconds or so. So at any time you’d see about 10 keywords people had typed into the search engines… like

1 cyndi lauper  
2 naked asian babies  
3 brittney spears  
4 lawn care  
5 clear plating  
6 martha stewart  
7 homemade applesauce  
8 anorexia  
9 sexual harassment  
10 jesse james

So… does anyone know what i’m talking about, and if so do you know the URL? I’ve tried searching for it, and somewhere someone is watching me search for it… and laughing…

OG

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**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/2 "1999-10-12T04:45:00Z")

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Found two:

[http://www.excite.com/voyeur\_xt](http://www.excite.com/voyeur_xt)

## [http://voyeur.mckinley.com/cgi-bin/voyeur.cgi](http://voyeur.mckinley.com/cgi-bin/voyeur.cgi)

“The world ends when I die. And as far as I’m concerned, the rest of the universe might as well call it a day too.” – Matt Groening

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/3 "1999-10-12T08:29:00Z")

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Webcrawler has one

[Click to go there](http://www.webcrawler.com)

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**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/4 "1999-10-12T08:30:00Z")

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Here’s another one:  
[http://webcrawler.com/SearchTicker.html](http://webcrawler.com/SearchTicker.html)

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Yer pal,  
Satan

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**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/5 "1999-10-12T08:31:00Z")

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Phobia - You’rer quicker on the draw, but mine is more accurate. What say we call it a draw, eh? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/6 "1999-10-12T08:33:00Z")

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Ok so that’s the main page.  
And now for something completely different…

[Click here for Search Voyeur](http://www.webcrawler.com/voyeur_wc)

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 1999, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/7 "1999-10-13T05:20:00Z")

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I must admit, I am mesmerized by that voyeur marquee at Excite (yeah, I know, get a life). However, I thought the level of porn inquiries would be higher. Is it possible it is censored for X-rated material?

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TT

“Believe those who seek the truth.  
Doubt those who find it.” --Andre Gide

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**Author:** ![Seraphim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Seraphim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seraphim)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 1999, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/8 "1999-10-13T12:34:00Z")

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If you want a blantant example of fraudulent web voyeurism, goto  
[http://www.askjeeves.com/](http://www.askjeeves.com/)

You’ll notice the queries in the “what people are asking Jeeves right now” box are cycling. I presume they do this to keep visitors from seeing the more likely “wAr3 r da porn pix?” type questions.

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 1999, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/9 "1999-10-16T01:04:00Z")

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That Excite marquee _is_ mesmerizing. I probably spent 10 minutes staring at it and LMAO; now there’s either something wrong with my monitor or my eyes because, as I type this, the letters appear to be sliding across the screen…

Hoo, anyway, it’s quite fascinating, and quite horrifying now that I realize every dumb thing I’ve looked for has been stared at by someone and probably laughed at, too…

What makes me really sad is that I could have answered some of these questions myself, but there’s no way to. And it makes me sadder still that the person looking for “Egyption Heilogliphs” isn’t going to come up with anything ☹

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“I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it,” Jack Handy

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/10 "1999-10-20T08:18:00Z")

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from the Excite thingie  
“grow” +“body hair”  
followed by  
“where is the longest pubic hair”

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**\>^,^\<**  
“Cluemobile? You’ve got a pickup…”  
OpalCat’s site: [http://opalcat.com](http://opalcat.com)  
The Teeming Millions Homepage: [fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions)

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/11 "1999-10-20T08:31:00Z")

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+Pig +launcher +reciever +valve +interlock  
What the HELL is this person looking for!!?!?!??! This terrifies me in some strange way.

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**\>^,^\<**  
“Cluemobile? You’ve got a pickup…”  
OpalCat’s site: [http://opalcat.com](http://opalcat.com)  
The Teeming Millions Homepage: [fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions)

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/12 "1999-10-20T08:49:00Z")

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“dialated peoples”  
_Um… someone is confused._

kicking AND boys AND groin  
_oh this is nice_

music  
_Oh this will generate a nice specific search_

Books  
_likewise_

nuns yellowpages  
_Nuns have their own yellowpages??_

hotbot  
_genius alert_

poems  
_Have fun searching through the nine billion results, pal._  
[www.post-gazette.com](http://www.post-gazette.com)  
_You are a freaking idiot. Nuff said._

rubberpants  
_I don’t want to know._

Where can I download music mp3s on the internet at?  
_This is an example of the reason asking questions in a search engine is useless._

spinal AND cord AND injury AND lsd AND muscle AND spasm  
_Having a bad day, buddy?_

IS THERE ANY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOBS IN THE UK  
_Yeah but they require a bit more intelligence than wot you gots._

where can I find information on the lotus and the lotus-eaters and the buddhists’ sacred lotus?  
_Tibet._

What is Clitoris?  
_A magical thing you’ll probably never find._

Ok, I turned it off. It was becoming far too addictive. The ticker is so much more fun to watch than the refreshing pages I’ve seen in the past!

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**\>^,^\<**  
“Cluemobile? You’ve got a pickup…”  
OpalCat’s site: [http://opalcat.com](http://opalcat.com)  
The Teeming Millions Homepage: [fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions)

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**Author:** ![Chinigogo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@Chinigogo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chinigogo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/13 "1999-10-21T02:15:00Z")

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Dialated Peoples are an underground rap group, maybe about a thousand people know of them in the whole country. How odd to hear about them here…

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**Author:** ![Fatal\_Image](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/73ab20/32.png) [@Fatal\_Image](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fatal_Image)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyeurism-on-the-web/9635/14 "1999-10-21T10:02:00Z")

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Opal, loved your comments on each query, hilarious stuff.  
I am now hooked on the Excite ticker. If I see any really freaky ones, I will be back to share em 🙂