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When I saw the headline of this article I immediately thought of Harry Chapin's song

30,000 pounds of bananas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfFM4Ilt4Rs

Lyrics here:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/30000-pounds-of-bananas-lyrics-harry-chapin.html

Opening stanza:

It was just after dark when the truck started down
The hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania.
Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.
Carrying thirty thousand pounds (hit it Big John) of bananas.

There's a definite legitimate use of metatags for web pages: ADA compliance.

For those with limited vision (or blindness), screen readers can (and usually do) use metatags to aid in navigation and content descriptions.

For anyone who's interested, check out the W3C site on Web Accessibility Guidelines at:

W3C Web Accessbility Guidelines