Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Saddest Google Search in the World

My hit counter tracks search engine keywords people use to find my blog. Usually I get hits from searches like "gary gygax", "erol otus", or "gamma world". Yesterday I got a hit from the saddest keywords in the world:

"how to solo larp"

I can't decide if this is beautiful, depressing, hilarious, or genius. So many possible pictures come to mind... A title for a poem? An innovative new form of gaming? First line of a suicide note? Maybe they just want to learn to play harp and made a typo...?

12 comments:

  1. I didn't catch it, and even google translater apparently doesn't know the meaning of "larp". Can you please illuminate me?

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  2. I think a lot of us are solo larping all the time. "Cast spell 'Look Interested at Work!'....spell failure!"

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  3. @Il Male - LARP = live action role playing. It is when people wear costumes and act out their games from a first person perspective. So a "solo larp" would be someone wearing a costume talking to himself... Maybe looking in a mirror...?

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  4. I'm on to you mirrorverse me... I know you're working for the slitherins.. what? no! I will never give up.. ahhhhhhhh +1 +1 +1 *Kersmash*

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  5. That is hilarious! I really need to look through my logs sometime.

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  6. Oh My God, that is sad and funny at the same!

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  7. Solo larping, like maybe "practice larp"?

    Either way, that's rough.

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  8. I did a few posts on women fighters in history, and 'topless swordfighting' led at least one person to them. But yours tops that easily.

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  9. What!? You all don't do it? I'm slarping right now.

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  10. @Telecanter: Slarping! Awesome!! Hahaha!!

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  11. Actually, the honorable thing to do is post some solo LARPing rules as you Google Penance.

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