As long as we're searching for communist...

on MSN
mom -- 315
apple pie -- 57
american flag -- 294

on google
mom -- 13,800,000
apple pie -- 2,050,000
american flag -- 3,490,000

Hmmm, it's interesting to look at the ratios...

mom/apple pie
msn 5.526
google 6.731

apple pie/american flag
msn 0.1938
google 0.587

american flag/mom
msn 0.933
google 0.2528

So if MSN were searching different subspaces (randomly) of the net they'd have the same ratios, but different numbers. Rather they are selecting "hits" differently.

But the important thing is that the ratios indicate a higher proportion of american flag hits on MSN as compared to mom and apple pie so even though google has more american flag links MSN is the more american engine.