16 Weird Ways Readers Made It to the RFT Website in October

It takes a ton of guesswork to figure out what readers are interested in, both in print and online. We hunch over spreadsheets with knitted brows and watch as our stories hit -- or miss -- and try to puzzle out the reasons. One of the tools we've got is Google Analytics, and among the data it computes, we can tell in real time what search terms people are entering to reach our site. And what we've concluded is that the Internet is a very strange place. Some of the things that drew people to www.riverfronttimes.com -- do possums eat meat? how do you make meth? -- were so amusing that we just had to share. Here are 16 of the weirdest from last month. Note: We do not have access to any identifying data that corresponds with these searches, so chill.

It takes a ton of guesswork to figure out what readers are interested in, both in print and online. We hunch over spreadsheets with knitted brows and watch as our stories hit -- or miss -- and try to puzzle out the reasons. One of the tools we've got is Google Analytics, and among the data it computes, we can tell in real time what search terms people are entering to reach our site. And what we've concluded is that the Internet is a very strange place. Some of the things that drew people to www.riverfronttimes.com -- do possums eat meat? how do you make meth? -- were so amusing that we just had to share. Here are 16 of the weirdest from last month. Note: We do not have access to any identifying data that corresponds with these searches, so chill.

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Juxtaposition is everything.
Juxtaposition is everything.
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Protip: If you do move to St. Louis, don't make it next door to this guy.
Protip: If you do move to St. Louis, don't make it next door to this guy.
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Keep clicking through this slideshow for lots.
Keep clicking through this slideshow for lots.
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Is it Nebraska? Seems like it might be Nebraska.
Is it Nebraska? Seems like it might be Nebraska.
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Related: SPELL RAMNE. RAMIN. RAVINE? REBECCA ROMIJN STAMOS.
Related: SPELL RAMNE. RAMIN. RAVINE? REBECCA ROMIJN STAMOS.
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Not sure how we can be of assistance here.
Not sure how we can be of assistance here.
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Caveat emptor. People are terrible.
Caveat emptor. People are terrible.
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A Best Of St. Louis category for 2016, perhaps?
A Best Of St. Louis category for 2016, perhaps?
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So tempting to make a "Here's what's cooking in St. Charles" joke...
So tempting to make a "Here's what's cooking in St. Charles" joke...
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HAWT.
HAWT.
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Search made during the Cards' postseason, naturally.
Search made during the Cards' postseason, naturally.
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We wondered: Was this search looking for literal or figurative embracing?
We wondered: Was this search looking for literal or figurative embracing?
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We can't confirm if Madonna is a psychopath, but have it on good authority that Taylor Swift is.
We can't confirm if Madonna is a psychopath, but have it on good authority that Taylor Swift is.
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Sammy Hagar concert, hot dogs, an amorous night in Grafton: Pretty much the best night ever.
Sammy Hagar concert, hot dogs, an amorous night in Grafton: Pretty much the best night ever.
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A drug dabbler and a do-gooder's simultaneous searches.
A drug dabbler and a do-gooder's simultaneous searches.
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Wait, what??? We're done trying to understand people. Maybe forever.
Wait, what??? We're done trying to understand people. Maybe forever.
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