The greatest Google of all time

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by GringoTex, May 25, 2004.

  1. GringoTex

    GringoTex Member

    Aug 22, 2001
    1301 miles de Texas
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Go to google.com, type in "miserable failure" and click the "I'm feeling lucky" button.
     
  2. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Beautiful.
     
  3. afgrijselijkheid

    Dec 29, 2002
    mokum
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    it is magical... but isnt that the product of some prank played by a programmer/hacker?

    of course, i would have figured they'd have it fixed by now
     
  4. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's been like that for quite a while. Google isn't going to change all of its algorithms just to get rid of this.

    #2 search result is Jimmy Carter and #3 is michaelmoore.com, followed by lots of links telling why these results occur.
     
  5. GringoTex

    GringoTex Member

    Aug 22, 2001
    1301 miles de Texas
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    There's nothing to fix. Nothing was hacked. The google algorithm, which studies millions of variables to create a hiearchy for any particular search, is saying that the most useful result for the search of the term "miserable failure" is that bio. Makes sense to me.
     
  6. nicephoras

    nicephoras A very stable genius

    Fucklechester Rangers
    Jul 22, 2001
    Eastern Seaboard of Yo! Semite
    No its not. Type in "French military victories" and hit that button. Very funny, but very obviously rigged.

    I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you were being tongue in cheek.
     
  7. GringoTex

    GringoTex Member

    Aug 22, 2001
    1301 miles de Texas
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Now try "weapons of mass destruction"
     
  8. afgrijselijkheid

    Dec 29, 2002
    mokum
    Club:
    AFC Ajax

    now THAT'S funny!
     
  9. ToasterLeavins

    Mar 25, 2003
    NJ USA
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Also funny when you type in "waffles" . Anyone care to guess what shows up?
     
  10. Ian McCracken

    Ian McCracken Member

    May 28, 1999
    USA
    Club:
    SS Lazio Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    When you type in "great president", GW Bush comes out on top.
     
  11. fishbiproduct

    fishbiproduct New Member

    Mar 29, 2002
    Pasadena Ca.
    Same as "chimp"...
     

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