It’s time for another dip into the Chrome Cow Search Term log, that beloved feature where I trawl the search terms that failed to find a result on the Chrome Cow, and fabricate the narrative around it. This week, The Mysterious Ice Cream Caper.
The names, and questions are 100% made up to protect the innocent, the search terms are underlined.
Q. Dear Chrome Cow, I admire your site, but have recently read some disturbing rumors on the interwebs. Is it true that you have stolen a pint of famous game designer Will Wright’s Ice Cream? Curious, Bill Rite, Emeryville.
A. Ok Will, first, that’s the worst nom de plume ever. Come on. Second, it was in the common fridge, and it didn’t have a name on it, and it had been in there for like, three months. And third, it wasn’t even ice cream, it was that chocolate-almond Soy Delicious stuff that you’ve been going on about, and there was only about a quarter of the pint left.
You need to let it go. Seriously, man.
Also, you need to realize that when you call everybody into the conference room and shout in those made-up Sim’s words, while holding a thought balloon with a picture of Ice Cream on it over your head, it diminishes the gravitas…just a bit.
Thanks for searching the Chrome Cow! See you next week!
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