NOTE FROM KIM:

The use of high-speed Internet services is
growing fast in rural America, partly closing the
gap between country and city, a survey shows.

The Top 8 Signs More
Rural Folks Are Online

8> Noticeable increase in the number of “vintage” outhouses for sale on eBay.

7> References to people marrying their own sisters aren’t restricted just to porn sites.

6> Google searches for “animal husbandry” increasingly return actual veterinary care sites. Dammit.

5> Yahoo! changes its name to Yeee-hawww!

4> Out: Craigslist. In: Billybobslist

3> The fastest growing search engine? Goog-y’awl.com

2> Increasing popularity of Fantasy Fishin’.

and the Number 1 Sign More Rural Folks Are Online…

1> You’ve finally figured how to read “l33+5p33k” but now you’re stumped by phrases like “Fixin’a rain t’morra, ayup.”

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Credits:

Selected from 39 submissions from 14 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Guy Payne, Leeds, AL — 1
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 2, 5
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 3, Topic
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 4, 6, 8 (Hat trick!)
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 5
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 6
Larry Mills, Oneonta, NY — 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator