maggi needs...

Gareth posted this silly thing a couple of days ago. You go to Google, and type in "(your name) needs" in quotation marks - for me that makes "Maggi needs". Then you give the blog world the first 10 sentences that come up. I followed Gareth's instructions in an idle moment, although knowing that "Maggi" is a name I share with a popular brand of soup, an Italian politican, and a Pr*n star, I must admit I thought the results would not be promising. I only got 10 to choose from, and ha've omitted the smutty ones. The rest raised a smile - either because they are so stupid, or because, in a couple of cases, such a random activity pulls up sometyhing that really could have been written about me.

All of that made me think about why it is that horoscopes are so perenially popular. The reader ignores the 90% of irrelevant fluff, and only sees the one line that, coincidentally, could have been written for them.  Me? I would never turn down a large injection of cash, monotony I have never liked, hugs and kisses I could seriously do with, and as for curtains - well, horoscope away! I have just been sewing and hanging curtains this very week. You see? Google is the new Big brother...

Maggi needs large working capital facilities and investment loans.
Maggi needs to continue to take the herbal preparation throughout the English winter.

"Maggi needs ME!". Hugs and Kisses!
Maggi needs to convince the Democratic congressional campaign Committee That he can raise money on his own before The Committee will commit funds to help...
Maggi needs some more curtains.
Maggi needs to be kept stimulated with tasks that challenge and inspire and cannot successfully manage monotonous tasks over a set period
Maggi needsto go ASAP

Comments

[Helen]

Maggi needs to go and find (fairly traded) chocolate and a large glass of wine asap?!!! :D

[maggi]

Mmmmm that's advice I shall follow as soon as the sun is over the yard arm, H! (and that's quite early this time of year...)

[Derek]

hi maggi, thanks for this post - i must admit whilst preparing the next eden service i too gave a go, and as you say there are so intersting (and in my case sometimes quite scary) results.