Iowa’s Most Embarrassing Web Searches

The Internet is indeed a wealth of knowledge. With all that information just a click away, why not take advantage? Of course, not all web searches are ones to brag about, even if you really do need those answers.

Estately, a blog for house shopping, got curious about what secret things people search for. They went through several years of Google search records to see what they could find.  Now of course each state has its own culture and quirks, and that's definitely what Estately found evidence of. Below are what they say were the most embarrassing internet searches in Iowa.

ISIS - Now this could have been for the Egyptian goddess, or even the class information webpage used by University of Iowa students, but no. Iowans apparently have a strange fascination with the terrorist group. Now, who knows what motivates people to make these searches. It could be that Iowans are just trying to keep up on current events and stay informed. Good on you, Iowa. But if people want to know because they're concerned about a terrorist attack, they can probably take a chill pill. The likelihood of ISIS wanting to attack the land of corn and pigs is slim.

"According to Jim" - You read that right. Iowans were big fans of and are still hung up on the sitcom starring Jim Belushi that was cancelled in 2009. Perhaps they admired the steady family dynamic the show revolved around. Maybe they identified with Jim, a loving but lazy man with an obsession for Chicago sports and blues music. Whatever the reason, Iowans apparently haven't found a new favorite sitcom to fill the void. Sorry, but you gotta let it go. Try something else, Iowa. You never know what might strike a chord.

Jocks Jams - Okay, there's just no excuse for this one. It's plain shameful. For those of you who don't know, Jock Jams are a collection of albums from the 90s full of forgotten dance music by artists no one has heard of in the last 15 years. They were popular in their heyday, but to keep searching them now is to beat a dead horse. This is the very definition of "behind the times." Get it together, Iowa. We're embarrassing ourselves.

Well there you have it. Iowa, we've got to work on this or everyone is going to keep making fun of us. Not to say the other states don't have their own embarrassing searches. At least we're not asking the Internet what the Internet is, like North Carolina, and we don't  have a weird thing for outhouses like Alaska and Wisconsin. Mississippi needs some serious therapy, and Illinois isn't much better than we are, so if you're curious to see what your fellow Americans are curious about, check out this website. In the meantime, I wasn't kidding about giving up those Jock Jams. Seriously, you can't even buy them on iTunes. Let. Them. Die.