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Linkfest: Is Your Office Making You Fat?

"Culinary occasions of sin" -- that's how Boston Globe describes the offices of New England. Since I work in New York now, I'll go ahead and admit that a regular parade of snacks is by no means limited to that rocky region.

So is your office making you fat? Mine would, if I let it.

It's the Most.

Is your office making you fat?/ Ohio man finds someone already buried in his grave/ U.S. orchestra conducted by robot

Bonus: Why, why, why is "zxbfwwr" spiking on Google Trends?

Laura Conaway

7:26 AM ET | 05-15-2008 | permalink

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A quick search for zxbfwwr hit a bunch of blogs confused about the very same question.

As was discussed, I have a feeling it is a practical joke (internet meme anyone?). You post something innane online, spread it by word of mouth (or links, in this case) and see where it goes...getting it #1 on Google probably just proves the theory that anything can become popular online.

Sent by Leigh Cutler | 10:18 AM ET | 05-15-2008

Everyone seemed really squirrelly this morning throughout the show. Extra caffiene in the office this morning? Possibly the impending Friday?

Sent by Sarah Lee | 11:02 AM ET | 05-15-2008

zxbfwwr could be the handle someone posts videos. A ways down the google list if you look up that nonsensical word, you get a video site for that person's video which is a Carmen Electra s-x video. Obviously I haven't viewed it since I'm at work but, frankly, I doubt I'd watch it anyway.

Sent by Sarah Lee | 12:05 PM ET | 05-15-2008

I have no idea where one might ask this question...but this seems as good a place as any...esp. since y'all seem to be smart...

What is the adverb form of the word "mobile?" As in..."now that you have a cell phone, we can communicate mobily(?)"

Mobily isn't a word it seems...

Sent by m.rawlins | 3:07 PM ET | 05-15-2008

@m.rawlins: What is the adverb form of the word "mobile?"

Peripatetically?

Sent by Dave Wiley | 3:35 PM ET | 05-15-2008

I can't say what it means, but a huge portion of the original searches that drove it up in Google Trends originated from Bryan, TX, right next to Texas A&M University: http://irl.cs.tamu.edu/ - which today coincendentally the term 'irl lab' reached the 14th ranking by mid-day.

Sent by The=Mond | 5:11 PM ET | 05-16-2008

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