An email: “I feel its important to point out (and it probably already has been) that this is in no way a deliberate move on the part of Google, but rather, a gaming of the google algorithm to achieve this result.

“Sometimes, it is used in amusing ways, but mostly as a means of protest, such as against Scientology or the President.

“If you want a better rundown on the phenomenon and its background, I suggest typing google bomb in… er, google.”

Oh, so that’s what a google bomb is.