Fun with Google

If you don't check in on Google Labs frequently, you should -- they're always putting fun new stuff up there. Today they released a tool where you can see how often certain search terms come up.

For example, if you did a search for Chuck Norris you would see searches in his name spiking right around the time the 30 facts about his life came out.

You can even compare, say, Chuck Norris to Jesus, you would see that at the height of his popularity the master of roundhouse kicks was as popular with Google searchers as our Lord and Savior, master of everything but roundhouse kicks.

I bring this up, of course, to confirm to you what you already knew:


Even in the offseason, the Eagles are vastly more popular than the other Philly sports teams. You can see it for yourself here.

It's not just that the NFL is more popular than everyone else. If you compare the four major sports leagues (We'll include the NHL just for fun) you'll see baseball and basketball taking over during their respective seasons. But even at their lowest, the Birds are right on par with everyone else.

What I'm saying is there's nothing wrong with caring about the Eagles all year long. Everyone else is doing it. And it'll make you feel good. C'mon, just try a little bit.