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Would google ever change their search results

  • 15-12-2008 11:59am
    #1
    mountainyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,268 ✭✭✭


    If you google the question. "is there really a santa claus" the first answer up is wikianswers and wikianswers says no.

    does anyone work at google and do you know if the results could be changed until christmas?

    MM
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  • #2
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    First one I got:

    http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/really.htm

    [edit]Ho! Ho! Ho![/edit]


  • #3
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    mountainyman wrote: »
    If you google the question. "is there really a santa claus" the first answer up is wikianswers and wikianswers says no.

    does anyone work at google and do you know if the results could be changed until christmas?

    You can't just change the truth to suit your own needs/agenda. Oh wait...


  • #4
    mountainyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,268 ✭✭✭mountainyman


    Problem solved. I was getting a different result on Friday.


  • #5
    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    Computer says no


  • #6
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    Truth perseveres. Except when it doesn't


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  • #7
    thelordofcheese
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,368 ✭✭✭thelordofcheese


    god bless wikiality


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I watched Four Christmases during work one day. It's a 12A movie so it means that young kids can go in if accompanied by an adult. There's a scene where Vince Vaughen is unwrapping presents and a disdained child says, "I hope Santa isn't as cheap as my dad", to which is replied, "your dad is Santa. There is none".

    When I heard that I could almost hear the children's hearts drop. And parent's with a serious amount of explaining to do.


  • #9
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    If only there were spoiler alerts in real life


  • #10
    mountainyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,268 ✭✭✭mountainyman


    I don't understand why people would lie and say that Santa isn't real.


  • #11
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    I'm all for google changing their search results, especially in google images.

    Last week I needed a picture of a manhole for a drainage project in work. Oh dear god. Having safe-search off didn't help the matter.


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  • #12
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,859 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    mountainyman wrote: »
    I don't understand why people would lie and say that Santa isn't real.

    On a hunch, I am guessing you have children and they may use the internet now and then. ;)


  • #13
    Long Onion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Long Onion


    As far as I know, google have already changed their answers. Didn't they come to some arrangement with the Chinese authorities in order to get a foothold in that market. I seem to remember a kerfuffle about Tianmen Square search results and lashings of criticisms in relation to rowing back on their freedom of speech stance


  • #14
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    I don't mind telling children about the real st. Nick. It's a real story of the spirit of Christmas. The capitalist Santa should be killed though. The hole season has been hijacked by consumerism with big fat Santa as it's evil, greed inspiring figurehead.

    Buying Christmas presents at the weekend was just sickening. We're all fools.


  • #15
    boring_job_guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭boring_job_guy


    Google is evil.


    Scroogle.org ftw


  • #16
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,158 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Santa IS real. The guy in Clearys is real as in he is a real Dub with a very strong Tallaght accent.

    God help us all! :D


  • #17
    Matt Holck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭Matt Holck


    when I used to google my name
    I could always be found on vampirefreaks
    that disappeared once the site labeled me a retard


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Talking out your hole OP.

    I get a totally different set of results. Lump of coal for you this year.


  • #19
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Just show the kids
    http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Santa_Claus


  • #20
    Matt Holck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭Matt Holck


    Rojomcdojo wrote: »
    Talking out your hole OP.

    I get a totally different set of results. Lump of coal for you this year.

    not sure what your suggesting


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