Fun with Google

[jamesglewisf]

Go to www.google.com.

Click on Preferences.

At the top, go to Interface Language. In the pull-down box, choose "Elmer Fudd." It is just above English.

Save your changes. Then use Google.

Have fun!!

[Grimey]

That's funny.

I like the pig latin version.

[Tybalt0125]

Yeah, that is really funny. :)
But is it a real language or something like a slang?

[dreuby]

They've got some funny ones in therre - I never noticed them before!

[rock]

Tybalt,

Pig latin is a phonetic code language. It is not "real", but a lot of kids will use it for a while. (At least until they realize their parent's understand.)

Rotten cabbage is in the barn.

Ottenray abbagecay isway inway ethay arnbay.

-- Rich (Ichray)

[Tybalt0125]

oh thank you very much for this help.
Sounds interesting. :)

[rock]

There are other code languages, much harder for parents to understand. One such is "Chinese Double Talk". Instead of making one addition to each word, as does Pig Latin, it makes an addition for each syllable.

To use it, the word "ayg" is inserted prior to the first vowel sound in each syllable.

Rotten cabbage is in the barn.
Ragottaygen caygabbaygage aygis aygin thayge baygarn.

Refrigerator
Raygefraygijaygeraygataygor

I don't think even Google is going to take this on. :)

-- Rich

[RoadRunner]

Somebody has too much time on their hands to think up that one.

[Tybalt0125]

A few years ago my girlfriend talked to her friend in this way. :)
First it was really funny but after a time I could understand them.
:)

[rock]

When I was a kid, my older sisters used Chinese Double Talk, but wouldn't tell me how to do it. Like Tybalt, I eventually figured it out.

[jamesglewisf]

The latest version of the Google Toolbar has a popup blocker. It works great. It has already blocked 41 popups for me.

http://toolbar.google.com/

Plus, it is great for searching the web.

[theyeti]

Googlism.com is fun to play with for a little while, especially if you know someone with a common name.

[Grimey]

The popup blocker really does work well. I wonder why they didn't just build that in to IE.

[Alec]

Man, now I can't imagine life without without a popup blocker. It is heaven. Mine has already blocked over 100.

[Alec]

Try this. Type this in the google search bar (without the quotes):

"microsoft site:print.google.com"

It will search excerpts of books for the word "microsoft". If you want to search for other words, then just put the "site:print.google.com" after it. Don't put any spaces.

If you click on the link, it brings up the excerpt and links to the book at amazon.com.

[Noseypoo]

I know a funny googler.
Go to http://www.google.com/
Type in: miserable failure
Click: I'm feeling lucky.

See what happens {look}

[theyeti]

Yep, that's classic. {dizzy}

Good to know people can so easily manipulate search engines like that... I wish I knew how :p

[dreuby]

Have you tried this one:
http://elgoog.rb-hosting.de/

[Grimey]

That's funny. How did you find it?

[Noseypoo]

Here's another one ...
Go to http://www.google.com/
Type in: "weapons of mass destruction"
Click: I'm feeling lucky.

Try the same with "French Victories"

{dizzy}

[jamesglewisf]

That french one is great.

[theyeti]

Here's Google's April Fool's Joke (http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html). Part of me wants to click on the apply link and see what they send back...

But also apparently they're launching webmail now! Not a joke either! It's going to be at gmail.com. Looks supercool - almost unlimited space and cool easy searching and stuff and of course super no-ad googleness. As soon as they launch it I'm signing up right away! Google is awesome!

[Grimey]

Have you seen the new Google Satellite Maps?

http://maps.google.com

Just type in the address, and when the map comes up, look in the upper, right-hand corner for a link to Satellite.

Example: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Huntington+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02115&spn=0.006737,0.011038&t=k&hl=en

[Noseypoo]

Yeah! They're fun to mess around with {thumbsu}

Weeeeeeeeeeeee ... I can see my house from here {yipee}

[TomFoolery]

Google may be getting ready to introduce an ebay competitor. It is basically a classified ads section for google.

[Noseypoo]

Good for them, I think it'll be a hit {thumbsu}

[jamesglewisf]

I've started using Google maps because I like the ability to type in an address and then find things that are located near it. After you pull up a map, you click on the link that says "find businesses." When I am in other cities, it is very helpful.