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Inside This Week's Google Trends

From Jennifer Aniston to eyeball tattoos (!?), we look at some of the most-searched topics

#5 Jennifer Aniston at 
 the 2009 Oscars
Aniston topped the post-Oscar celebrity search list, 
 followed closely by Jerry Lewis (#8), Goldie Hawn (#19), Ben Stiller (#20), 
 and Robert Pattinson (#21).

#16 Eye Tattooing

 Oklahoma legislators are 
 trying to ban the practice, 
 according to one widely linked local news story. Wait — eyeball tattooing 
 is an actual practice? 
 Outside of my nightmares?

#57 Pancake Recipe
In celebration of National Pancake Week, foodies 
suffering from a bout of flapjack fever apparently rushed online for a 
quick fix. Hope they had some blueberries handy.

#85 ''Dömo Arigatö,
 Mr. Roboto''
Oscar winner Kunio Kato's quip at the end of his 
 acceptance speech for Best 
 Animated Short is a line from Styx's immortal 1983 classic top 5 hit ''Mr. Roboto.''

Originally posted Feb 27, 2009 Published in issue #1037 Mar 06, 2009 Order article reprints

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