In case you’re not familiar with the Turnip, it’s a whimsical Google search, wherein I type a random phrase and we see what kind of interesting pages “turn-up.” As always with this feature, the _floss is not responsible for accuracy. If you know one of the below statements/links to be untrue, by all means, let the world know in the comments below.
Today I typed “more women prefer” into Google, unearthing the following:
Turnip #1
More Women Prefer Dogs Over Husbands – An online poll released shows more women would rather have a pet than a husband.
Turnip #2
The behavior of men in choosing urinals is different from that of women choosing restroom stalls, according to some reports. Whereas more women prefer stalls in the middle section, men prefer urinals to either end of the line, obviously hoping to draw as little attention as possible. Those men who actually choose urinals in the middle (4, 5, or 6) seem to be less self-conscious and less likely to succumb to external influence or pressure.
Turnip #3
Study: More women prefer pretty-boy features on men than rough-hewn look
Turnip #4
This explains why more women prefer fun games like bingo than “profitable” games such as poker and blackjack.
Turnip #5
More women prefer diving and they now make up about 40 per cent of all scuba divers.
Turnip #6
More Women Prefer to Have Kids Without Marrying.- A growing number of women are having children and raising them without marrying.
Turnip #7
Why More Women Prefer Breast Success Pills To Augmentation Surgery – In 2005, more than 290,000 breast augmentation surgeries were performed in the United States, making it the third most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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Women are like a whole other species.
A very insane, unreasonable, whacked-out species.
posted by Spuchy on 2-9-2010 at 9:09 am
What’s with the subliminal message about Jesus in Turnip #3? The first half of the link leads to his wikipedia page. Is it because women find his features attractive too?
posted by Jeff on 2-9-2010 at 9:11 am
it doesnt seem like more women prefer diving if the ratio of women divers to men is 2:3
posted by randall on 2-9-2010 at 11:02 am
randall — I believe the missing context is that more women prefer diving ‘than in the past’ or something similar.
posted by EV on 2-9-2010 at 11:42 am
On Turnip #1, is that before or after they get married?
reCaptcha: approach diarrhea
Yeah, I don’t think so…
posted by Anthony on 2-9-2010 at 12:32 pm
And the first part of the link on #7 leads to a website about the lost ark of the Covenant.
The “statistics” that aren’t really statistics are bad enough. What’s going on with today’s Turnip?
posted by Betsy on 2-9-2010 at 1:20 pm
#3- Not true here, I’ll take Sean Connery over Leo any day.
posted by Becca on 2-9-2010 at 3:14 pm
i love the turnip :)
I think number 3 is bs too. Like most anthropological studies show women like more masculine men…it’s a biology evolutionary thing
posted by tess on 2-9-2010 at 6:21 pm
I love black jack and don’t like pretty-boy faces. (Lady)
posted by Herself on 2-9-2010 at 8:27 pm