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One of the things I really like about Google - besides, of course them having a very good search engine - is that they have a sense of humor. Take for example Google maps, and punch in driving directions from New York to Oslo. Then have a look at line # 24.
Btw, it used to be that the first 2 entries you got when googling for “failure” were George W. Bush, followed by Michael Moore. It turns out that this was not Google humor. And Google has changed it since.
Edit sep. 2008: Seems that Google is becoming more and more serious. For historical reference: the result used to be that you were being told to swim from New York to Norway. Now it simply states that it cannot calculate a route. Sigh…
Tags: directions, Fun, google, googlemaps, humor, humour, maps, swim, swimming
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7-May-07 at 01:06
Natalya (talj)
I was sent this by a friend last week and it really made me laugh!! Google is great!! :o)
7-May-07 at 05:03
Matt
That’s funny. I never tried that with the driving directions.
8-May-07 at 00:34
Hallvord Reiar
Yes, Google’s sense of humour can be absolutely irresistible. I’m sure you didn’t miss their large product launch in early April this year?
http://www.google.com/tisp/
ROTSL (rolling on the street laughing)