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humorous. Such material is not meant to be taken seriously. |
Prepared with commentary by JFG
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For the week of July 22 to 28, 2018, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the WP:5000 report were:
Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Demi Lovato | ![]() |
2,433,262 |
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What's up with all these singers on drugs? More proof that being a top Twitter luminary doesn't buy happiness or mental stability. Sad! |
2 | July 2018 lunar eclipse |
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1,382,648 |
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The Moon turned bloody, and dancing zombies took over the world. Sad! |
3 | Imran Khan |
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783,758 |
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Twitter strikes again. Oops, neither this Khan, nor that one. Imran merely won an election (#8). Sad! |
4 | Deaths in 2018 | ![]() |
759,269 |
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Obituaries are still the most popular article each and every year. Sad! |
5 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! |
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738,092 |
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Sad!!! Exclamation mark! |
6 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout |
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618,233 |
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A boring, tired franchise. Very Sad! (forget #12, worship #13 precursors) |
7 | 6ix9ine |
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611,674 |
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Some rich thug on drugs got beaten up by some poor thugs on drugs. Or for drugs. Or both. Color me surprised. Sad! |
8 | Pakistani general election, 2018 |
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585,838 |
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In Pakistan, a Khan (#3) became the khan. Sad! |
9 | Rowan Atkinson |
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524,722 |
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Rumors of his death were temporarily exaggerated. Same for us all, really. Sad! |
10 | Shazam! (film) |
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515,579 |
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Why not call them Shadak and Dhazam! ? I for one wouldn't see the difference. Sad! |
11 | Dhadak |
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504,613 |
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12 | Tom Cruise |
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501,980 |
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Dude, are you still a scientologist? This is so 20th century. Sad! |
13 | Mission: Impossible (film series) |
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497,040 |
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I want my 1970s back, with Martin Landau and Barbara Bain. All we have left is their daughter and Tom Cruise (#12). Sad! |
14 | Priyanka Chopra |
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470,797 |
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Actress got engaged (#16). Millions of broken hearts. Sad! |
15 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
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436,403 |
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Guys, it's over, you may turn off the TV now. France will brag on and on for 20 years. Sad! |
16 | Nick Jonas |
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433,403 |
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British bookmakers will take your bets on the divorce (#14). Sad! |
17 | Captain Marvel (DC Comics) |
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404,083 |
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Captain Marvel, a.k.a. Shazam! (born 1939, #10 on Wikipedia) is older than Donald Trump, a.k.a. Big Rocket Man (born 1946, #18 on Twitter). Sad! |
18 | Sacred Games (TV series) |
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393,572 |
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Yet another Khan stars in there. Don't you have more names? Sad! |
19 | List of Steven Universe episodes | ![]() |
392,829 |
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Can't conjure up anything sad to say about this one. Sad! |
20 | Mesut Özil |
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389,570 |
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When a Turkish player starring in England resigns from the German team over a political selfie, you know the world is about to end (#2). Sad! |
21 | Lunar eclipse |
![]() |
378,596 |
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This diagram is so wrong it's
not even wrong. We call ourselves an
encyclopedia? Sad! Made by a Khan! It's a conspiracy!! We live in a simulation!!! |
22 | Lily James |
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377,301 |
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She's young, she's pretty, she's smart. She stars in Mamma Mia (#5). SAD!!! |
23 | Sergio Marchionne |
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375,084 |
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This buoyant Italian manager became an expert at reviving the fortunes of century-old industrial giants:
Alusuisse for aluminum,
Lonza for chemicals, and
Fiat for aluminum boxes burning chemicals. Over a 15-year tenure, he snatched this moribund European automobile company and
a terminally-ill American cousin from the claws of death (#4). Fiat lived, Sergio died. Sad! |
24 | Castle Rock (TV series) |
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361,073 |
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Why is the King of horror not a khan? (#3, #8, #18, #21) Sad! |
25 | Mamma Mia! (film) |
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342,729 |
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Mamma mia!, exclaimed Marchionne (#23) when he first glanced at the books of Fiat. Sad! |
(Extension courtesy of Igordebraga)
![]() | This page contains material that is kept because it is considered
humorous. Such material is not meant to be taken seriously. |
Prepared with commentary by JFG
← Last week's report – Next week's report →
Mamma Mia! Nostalgia!! Here we go again!!!
For the week of July 22 to 28, 2018, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the WP:5000 report were:
Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Demi Lovato | ![]() |
2,433,262 |
![]() |
What's up with all these singers on drugs? More proof that being a top Twitter luminary doesn't buy happiness or mental stability. Sad! |
2 | July 2018 lunar eclipse |
![]() |
1,382,648 |
![]() |
The Moon turned bloody, and dancing zombies took over the world. Sad! |
3 | Imran Khan |
![]() |
783,758 |
![]() |
Twitter strikes again. Oops, neither this Khan, nor that one. Imran merely won an election (#8). Sad! |
4 | Deaths in 2018 | ![]() |
759,269 |
![]() |
Obituaries are still the most popular article each and every year. Sad! |
5 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! |
![]() |
738,092 |
![]() |
Sad!!! Exclamation mark! |
6 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout |
![]() |
618,233 |
![]() |
A boring, tired franchise. Very Sad! (forget #12, worship #13 precursors) |
7 | 6ix9ine |
![]() |
611,674 |
![]() |
Some rich thug on drugs got beaten up by some poor thugs on drugs. Or for drugs. Or both. Color me surprised. Sad! |
8 | Pakistani general election, 2018 |
![]() |
585,838 |
![]() |
In Pakistan, a Khan (#3) became the khan. Sad! |
9 | Rowan Atkinson |
![]() |
524,722 |
![]() |
Rumors of his death were temporarily exaggerated. Same for us all, really. Sad! |
10 | Shazam! (film) |
![]() |
515,579 |
![]() |
Why not call them Shadak and Dhazam! ? I for one wouldn't see the difference. Sad! |
11 | Dhadak |
![]() |
504,613 |
![]() | |
12 | Tom Cruise |
![]() |
501,980 |
![]() |
Dude, are you still a scientologist? This is so 20th century. Sad! |
13 | Mission: Impossible (film series) |
![]() |
497,040 |
![]() |
I want my 1970s back, with Martin Landau and Barbara Bain. All we have left is their daughter and Tom Cruise (#12). Sad! |
14 | Priyanka Chopra |
![]() |
470,797 |
![]() |
Actress got engaged (#16). Millions of broken hearts. Sad! |
15 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
![]() |
436,403 |
![]() |
Guys, it's over, you may turn off the TV now. France will brag on and on for 20 years. Sad! |
16 | Nick Jonas |
![]() |
433,403 |
![]() |
British bookmakers will take your bets on the divorce (#14). Sad! |
17 | Captain Marvel (DC Comics) |
![]() |
404,083 |
![]() |
Captain Marvel, a.k.a. Shazam! (born 1939, #10 on Wikipedia) is older than Donald Trump, a.k.a. Big Rocket Man (born 1946, #18 on Twitter). Sad! |
18 | Sacred Games (TV series) |
![]() |
393,572 |
![]() |
Yet another Khan stars in there. Don't you have more names? Sad! |
19 | List of Steven Universe episodes | ![]() |
392,829 |
![]() |
Can't conjure up anything sad to say about this one. Sad! |
20 | Mesut Özil |
![]() |
389,570 |
![]() |
When a Turkish player starring in England resigns from the German team over a political selfie, you know the world is about to end (#2). Sad! |
21 | Lunar eclipse |
![]() |
378,596 |
![]() |
This diagram is so wrong it's
not even wrong. We call ourselves an
encyclopedia? Sad! Made by a Khan! It's a conspiracy!! We live in a simulation!!! |
22 | Lily James |
![]() |
377,301 |
![]() |
She's young, she's pretty, she's smart. She stars in Mamma Mia (#5). SAD!!! |
23 | Sergio Marchionne |
![]() |
375,084 |
![]() |
This buoyant Italian manager became an expert at reviving the fortunes of century-old industrial giants:
Alusuisse for aluminum,
Lonza for chemicals, and
Fiat for aluminum boxes burning chemicals. Over a 15-year tenure, he snatched this moribund European automobile company and
a terminally-ill American cousin from the claws of death (#4). Fiat lived, Sergio died. Sad! |
24 | Castle Rock (TV series) |
![]() |
361,073 |
![]() |
Why is the King of horror not a khan? (#3, #8, #18, #21) Sad! |
25 | Mamma Mia! (film) |
![]() |
342,729 |
![]() |
Mamma mia!, exclaimed Marchionne (#23) when he first glanced at the books of Fiat. Sad! |
(Extension courtesy of Igordebraga)