Google Search Box Suggestions (2008)

added Jul 26, 2009 at 09:09PM UTC

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On August 25, 2008, Google added a feature to their search box that offers searches similar to the one you’re typing. This feature works in real-time, so unfinished searches bring up different results. Given this new feature and the realative ignorance of the general public, it came as no surprise when the suggestion box started to display odd queries.

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Similar to Make Your Own Album Cover, Search Box Suggestions is not a meme that is posted on forums or made into Youtube videos. It’s more like a game you play when you’re bored. You go to Google and type in unfinished phrases, like: “Why is there” and “Why cant I” and see what comes up. You’re bound to find something really strange sooner or later. People also enter searches in hopes of the spell check to display another funny result. (ex: someone types in “three gay fags” google says, “Did You Mean: the Jonas Brothers?”) While mainly for the enjoyment of the individual, many blogs and websites post their top list of funny Google searches.

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43 Comments

Brad Kim
Jul 26, 2009 at 09:33PM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

yeah some of them boggle my mind… this is definitely something that’s being blogged about… need more research but i see potential-

Cooper Smith
Jul 26, 2009 at 09:41PM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

the computer i’m using right now kinda sucks, but i’m gonna get more research.

Pterodactyl
Jul 27, 2009 at 01:15AM UTC , Pterodactyl wrote:

This is hilarious. I can’t stop laughing.

Cooper Smith
Jul 27, 2009 at 04:33AM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

i did more digging, is this better?

Blah-tan
Jul 27, 2009 at 05:38AM UTC , Blah-tan wrote:

lolz, has some potential. But can you dig up more?

Quantum
Jul 27, 2009 at 10:52AM UTC , Quantum wrote:

I think it’s one, I saw it on the Biggest belgian blog

zattevrienden.be

Cooper Smith
Jul 27, 2009 at 02:30PM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

@ Blah, I’m still researchng, but i’m not really sure where to go with it. It started from Google, and people take pictures of it. What else should i look for?

Max nunyobisnis
Jul 27, 2009 at 06:40PM UTC , Max nunyobisnis wrote:

I had a friend who did something similar to this, but I’m not sure if it would fall under this entry: She searched for something that, after she searched, Google suggested a correction of: “Michelle’s face” (her name was Michelle). She then deleted the text in the search box to make it say, “ugly.” I’ll post a picture of my own so you know what I mean.

Badgerfrank10
Jul 29, 2009 at 02:33AM UTC , Badgerfrank10 wrote:

type black slaves, you should find something about them being on Ebay

Cooper Smith
Jul 29, 2009 at 03:25AM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

didn’t find that…

Dylan Hatch
Aug 01, 2009 at 10:58PM UTC , Dylan Hatch wrote:

I laughed SO HARD at this stuff! Please, for the love of teh internets, confirm this one! XD

Kirsten S
Aug 03, 2009 at 01:38AM UTC , Kirsten S wrote:

About the “Why Can’t I lyrics”, “Why Can’t I” is actually a song, so it’s not actually that weird.

Kirsten S
Aug 03, 2009 at 01:43AM UTC , Kirsten S wrote:

And I’m surprised no one circled the “Why can’t I own a Canadian” one. Now that one is pure gold. :’D

Kirsten S
Aug 03, 2009 at 01:49AM UTC , Kirsten S wrote:

I stand corrected, “Why Can’t I Own a Canadian” appears to be a something from a radio show. XD Haha, I’m making myself a hypocrite. Ah well, I’ll shut up now. :P

j d
Aug 03, 2009 at 02:26AM UTC , j d wrote:

Very similar to Google Bombing no?

pdk916
Aug 03, 2009 at 02:24PM UTC , pdk916 wrote:

Cooper Smith
Aug 03, 2009 at 03:32PM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

sheri allah! it’s confirmed!

DJ Intercept
Aug 04, 2009 at 04:43PM UTC , DJ Intercept wrote:

i like the one about midgets having night vision. it makes me think of how dwarves have a somewhat infrared for seeing in the dark. well thats enough of that. back to /tg/ i go. lol.

Cooper Smith
Aug 07, 2009 at 02:11AM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

k’, bye.

Crackers McPickleskin
Aug 07, 2009 at 03:00AM UTC , Crackers McPickleskin wrote:

wheres the “it” for the when you see it one???

Shadowfaux
Aug 07, 2009 at 03:00AM UTC , Shadowfaux wrote:

The one about “why are you wearing that stupid man suit” isn’t really weird, its from donnie darko

Cooper Smith
Aug 14, 2009 at 04:43AM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

what about donnie darko isn’t weird?

Jack Smack
Aug 19, 2009 at 02:01PM UTC , Jack Smack wrote:

I spent like 1 hour trying to find a funny google searchbar result, I only got 2 good ones.

Dylan Lnihan
Aug 19, 2009 at 05:55PM UTC , Dylan Lnihan wrote:

lol these are hilariuos

BlackDoomShadow
Aug 27, 2009 at 04:09AM UTC , BlackDoomShadow wrote:

I think the article should note that a lot of them are only funny because they’re out of context, not because some creepy person is typing these into Google. The “why is there a dead Pakistani on my couch” one is a quote from Lost, for example.

5l1pkn07
Sep 06, 2009 at 02:25AM UTC , 5l1pkn07 wrote:

i just noticed that everyone who has ever been at all significant in the world has been called a muslim at some point or another.

Ayla
Sep 12, 2009 at 01:31PM UTC , Ayla wrote:

I know I’m a geek, but then aren’t most of the people who come here geeks anyway?

Anyway, the ‘dead Pakistani’ thing on the example is actually a quote from the TV show LOST. The ‘Pakistani’ was a main character who happened to be passed out on this guy’s couch, and the person saying the quote was the guy’s mom… So yeah…

Cooper Smith
Sep 13, 2009 at 06:45PM UTC , Cooper Smith wrote:

ya, i know. it’s just funny to people who don’t know. i guess the out-of-contextedness makes it funny.

kikinak
Sep 15, 2009 at 07:04PM UTC , kikinak wrote:

dangit, i found some really good ones, but my computer can only save stuff as .bmp :(

Mediocre-Mudkip
Sep 20, 2009 at 03:58AM UTC , Mediocre-Mudkip wrote:

HAHAHA I like this! I’ve never tested this out so I decided to. So I typed “Is there” and the first result was “Is there a god” and the second result “is there anyway i can get this popular guy to get me pregnant” major lulz in my opinion.

Kristin M
Sep 21, 2009 at 01:35AM UTC , Kristin M wrote:

That’s a song. Fail OP.

Jamie Dubs
Sep 25, 2009 at 05:49PM UTC , Jamie Dubs wrote:

LOL

must be shooped, right?!? oh man

Shadowfury
Sep 25, 2009 at 09:29PM UTC , Shadowfury wrote:

@Jamie: Nope, they’re real. Try going to google and typing them in, it’s hilarious. If you find any new ones, poast for great justice!

Minivan Mayhem
Oct 02, 2009 at 04:31AM UTC , Minivan Mayhem wrote:

This is a fantastic meme!

Mich Zimmerman
Oct 09, 2009 at 04:45AM UTC , Mich Zimmerman wrote:

Great meme, but is “Bacon is Shakespeare?” really a fail? I thought the Francis Bacon = William Shakespeare debate was still open.

Vixee Marle
Nov 13, 2009 at 01:02PM UTC , Vixee Marle wrote:

I got <>.
But they DON’T have whiskers..at least not ones like cats do. Check out my pic I added. Oh, BTW, it says Shayla Skymin on there because I was using my friend’s computer. You can chat with Shayla at http://twitter.com/SkyDogForSure .
(Sorry about that. She wants me to get her some followers.)

Vixee Marle
Nov 13, 2009 at 01:03PM UTC , Vixee Marle wrote:

It said Why do dogs have whiskers. That got cut out of my comment. :(

brianwcu
Nov 14, 2009 at 01:39AM UTC , brianwcu wrote:

http://autocompleteme.com/

Memedude7737
Nov 25, 2009 at 12:38AM UTC , Memedude7737 wrote:

Hey, I think some of the images require a NSFW tag.

bluesushi
Jan 20, 2010 at 07:58AM UTC , bluesushi wrote:

I thought this was Yahoo vs. Google.
As in typing something and whichever gives the funniest suggestion wins…..

OMG =3
Feb 23, 2010 at 02:44AM UTC , OMG =3 wrote:

BEST ONE EVER, “why can”

shroomsMan
Mar 07, 2010 at 10:15AM UTC , shroomsMan wrote:

“why doesn’t anybody like me 2,200,000 results” LMAO!!!

shroomsMan
Mar 07, 2010 at 10:18AM UTC , shroomsMan wrote:

^ sorry thats 212m

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