In which The Gay Recluse ponders a sampling of recent search terms used to find the very pages you are now reading. Note: All search terms listed are in the exact form provided by WordPress.com, which is the host (at least for a while) of this blog. Hyperlinks to relevant posts included.

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Comment: We too have used Washington Heights as a metaphor for hell.

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Comment: This is the best way to celebrate the holiday season.

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Comment: At least the Super Bowl is over for now.

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Comment: Science has proven that those who do it (photograph couples with pets) are almost always gay.

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Comment: Someone on Gawker didn’t even know who/what/when Hüsker Dü was, which fills us with both pleasure and regret.

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Comment: We wanted Geraldine Ferraro but ultimately endorsed Barack Obama.