As long time readers will know I watch my log files pretty close. In the last month or two I have had occasion to be amused at some of the things I found. For example I found the U.S. Justice Department doing a Google search for {"sheriff's office" "clearwater county" idaho}. I sent an email to the sheriff with the details. In addition to just being a neighborly thing to do, Boomershoot is held in Clearwater County and I like staying on the good side of the people in the office.
I found another search by the IRS for {nancy amos}. I don't know if they were looking for the same Nancy that is my sister-in-law, but I was amused to send her an email telling her that it was.
Today I ran across something far more amusing. Someone, at the IRS, did a search for Ayn Rand quotes:
| Domain Name |
|
irs.gov ? (United States Government) |
| IP Address |
|
152.216.7.# (INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE)
152.216.7.5 |
| ISP |
|
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE |
| Location |
|
| Continent |
: |
North America |
| Country |
: |
United States (Facts) |
| State |
: |
District of Columbia |
| City |
: |
Washington |
| Lat/Long |
: |
38.8933, -77.0146 (Map) | |
| Language |
|
English (United States) en-us |
| Operating System |
|
Microsoft WinXP |
| Browser |
|
Internet Explorer 6.0 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) |
| Javascript |
|
version 1.3 |
| Monitor |
|
| Resolution |
: |
800 x 600 |
| Color Depth |
: |
32 bits | |
| Time of Visit |
|
Dec 5 2005 9:54:12 am |
| Last Page View |
|
Dec 5 2005 9:54:12 am |
| Visit Length |
|
0 seconds |
| Page Views |
|
1 |
| Referring URL |
|
http://www.google.co...en&lr=&start=50&sa=N |
| Search Engine |
|
google.com |
| Search Words |
|
quotations from ayn rand books |
| Visit Entry Page |
|
http://blog.joehuffm...Ayn Rand Quotes.aspx |
| Visit Exit Page |
|
http://blog.joehuffm...Ayn Rand Quotes.aspx |
| Time Zone |
|
UTC-5:00 EST - Eastern Standard EDT - Eastern Daylight Saving Time |
| Visitor's Time |
|
Dec 5 2005 12:54:12 pm |
| Visit Number |
|
51,048 |
The irony of the IRS being interested in what Ayn Rand has to say is quite delicious.