Weirdness on Google

VoodooDali · Post by **VoodooDali** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:55 am

I don't know how this happened but try this and tell me what you think:

Go to http://www.google.com
Enter the keyword: failure
Click on: I'm Feeling Lucky

Watch and see what comes up.

Interesting, huh?

ik911 · Post by **ik911** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:00 am

Type in 'google' and 'failure' in the search application of GameBanshee and hit Go.

Why do so many people look up 'failure', I wonder...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:17 am

I'm fairly sure it's google having a laugh, every so often one of these things gets emailed around and then everyone goes out and looks it up. It's all a conspiracy I'm sure.

There is another rather unfortunate search involving a discharge of a less than savoury nature that has now been attributed to a senator in the US.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:36 am

[QUOTE=VoodooDali]I don't know how this happened but try this and tell me what you think:

Go to http://www.google.com
Enter the keyword: failure
Click on: I'm Feeling Lucky

Watch and see what comes up.

Interesting, huh?[/QUOTE]

This has been up several times by now and is a repost, along side French Military victores and I do recall other examples as well, but now I can't remember the excat wording to search for them.

As for the "I feel lucky" part - that simply takes the first link in the list, so nothing "strange" or mystic about that.

So nothing new under the sun here.

Edit: whoah - blast from the past. Hi @Sleepy.

ik911 · Post by **ik911** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:40 am

Welcome back, stranger, whose name can be found under the anatomy thread.

Congrats on your 5th Gamebanshee anniversery.

That's a looong time!

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:40 am

OMG! It's Sleep!

How goes it?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:44 am

This was shown at a periode of time as the number one link when searching Google for WMD/Weapons of mass destruction.

http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Another "Googlebomb".

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:00 pm

It's a Sleep sighting. The one who brought 'Goody'!

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:43 pm

Woah... another legend has returned.

I wonder if he is aware that his name is famous amongst all new guys and historians?

Now to wait for the verbal punishing of whoever ius online for the perversion of this... probably DW.

@ Xandax: On a side note, congrats on 10,000.

Siberys · Post by **Siberys** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:22 pm

Well, even though its the first link it goes to, that still leaves questions.

For one, the word "failure" cannot be found on that page of the site. Now why is this?

Another, why is it #1 in the first place? That seems to NOT be an amatuer site making fun of him, but rather a respected site of some kind (I looked once and remember nothing).

Still though, I find it insanely funny.

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:02 pm

I think some1 at google was having some fun and so called google bombed it. i do remember hearing about the french victory one but it didnt work for me, thefailure one did. in, oh say... 6 years we will see that same thing happpen to the next president, hopefully an indepent, not nader.... some1 fair

SyntheticD · Post by **SyntheticD** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:14 pm

[QUOTE=Siberys]Well, even though its the first link it goes to, that still leaves questions.

For one, the word "failure" cannot be found on that page of the site. Now why is this?

Another, why is it #1 in the first place? That seems to NOT be an amatuer site making fun of him, but rather a respected site of some kind (I looked once and remember nothing).

Still though, I find it insanely funny.[/QUOTE]

i did a Find Next on that site nothing hmmm interestingly funny hahaha

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:20 pm

It is *not* Google which creates these pages, perhaps somebody within Google organisation, but he is not doing it "for Google".
It is the socalled "Googlebombing". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlebomb
People make pages which are linked to from all over the web, so they will automatically get a high ranking when Google searchs throught it.

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:08 am

google search:failure, I'm feeling lucky

Bravo, most ridiculous.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:06 pm

@dragon wench, Xandax & Aegis:

Yeah it's not bad, I noticed Georgi posting here yesterday and I realised I hadn't been on here for ages and ages. So I thought I'd drop in and be sarcastic and say hello.

Just had a job interview, not sure how it went really or if I even still actually want to job, still, good interview experience if nothing else. Apparently I did a good interview, or something.

Denethorn · Post by **Denethorn** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:11 pm

Used to work but not as effectively... try 'liar' and see who's at number 5

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:11 am

Oh my, Sleep!

Good to see you! I hope life in the big city is good for you

You laconic sarcasm is much missed

Give Georgi a kiss from me!
Hope you get the job!

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:10 pm

[QUOTE=C Elegans]Oh my, Sleep!

Good to see you! I hope life in the big city is good for you

You laconic sarcasm is much missed

Give Georgi a kiss from me!
Hope you get the job!

[/QUOTE]

It's great, I love it all. Apart from the packed tube lines and the general disposition of most people, the upside of that problem though is that one is confronted by very suprising moments of care, clarity and charity that one would never expect.

I would but she's in one of the channel islands at the moment. I'm not sure about the job at the moment or if I want it anymore, I'm still undecided but at least i gave a good interview and didn't embarass myself (much) or make a fool of myself either.

Brynn · Post by **Brynn** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:30 am

[QUOTE=ik911]Type in 'google' and 'failure' in the search application of GameBanshee and hit Go.

[/QUOTE]
lol

Perfect reply!

Kipi · Post by **Kipi** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:48 am

[QUOTE=Brynn]lol

Perfect reply!

[/QUOTE]
Just wondering why SF is in the list but not Heathen??
I'm sure either word gets mentioned in Heathen also