# Gmail has a sense of humor **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619 "2006-01-25T21:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/1 "2006-01-25T21:47:52Z")
Gmail has recently added a feature where “web clips” appear above your inbox. It’s like a little news ticker. Today I went into my Spam folder… and I noticed the ticker there. 😃 Has anyone else noticed that? The trash folder’s cute too… ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/2 "2006-01-25T23:04:16Z")
It goes to show how long it’s been since I’ve logged into Gmail: I normally just grab everything via Thunderbird. So, I had to log in just to see what you were talking about. It’s kinda neat. The ‘web ticker’ thingy seems to be trying to key off of what you’re looking at, as when I opened up my spam folder to see what was there I had a link to ‘Spam Salad’ up on top! 🙂 * * * \<\< Little chance of success, certainty of death, what are we waiting for? \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/3 "2006-01-25T23:11:05Z")
Not only did I notice, I tried to remove whatever recipe feed was bringing those in before I realized it only displayed those while you are in your spam folder. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/4 "2006-01-25T23:24:24Z")
I’ve had those up there for a while. I also like the ones for the trash folder (there’s one I occasionally see about using leftover aluminum foil to make a nifty hat). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/5 "2006-01-26T03:22:11Z")
Boo hoo. Not in the U.K., it seems. I just checked. No tin hats and spam salad tips for me. ☹ Then again, I would have been :smack: if they had been there for a long time and I had never noticed, I suppose. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/6 "2006-01-26T10:59:56Z")
> [@Nightsong](#): > > It goes to show how long it’s been since I’ve logged into Gmail: I normally just grab everything via Thunderbird. So, I had to log in just to see what you were talking about. It’s kinda neat. > > The ‘web ticker’ thingy seems to be trying to key off of what you’re looking at, as when I opened up my spam folder to see what was there I had a link to ‘Spam Salad’ up on top! 🙂 > > * * * > > \<\< Little chance of success, certainty of death, what are we waiting for? \>\> Same here. And then it still took me a minute to find them (those things really are extremely unobtrusive). Cute stuff. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/7 "2006-01-26T11:13:03Z")
I like this recycling tip of theirs. > [@](#): > > You can make a lovely hat out of previously-used aluminum foil. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/8 "2006-01-26T16:02:15Z")
That’s odd, there is nothing like that in my gmail ☹ ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/9 "2006-01-26T16:04:26Z")
> [@Dorjän](#): > > That’s odd, there is nothing like that in my gmail ☹ Are you sure it isn’t there and you’re just not missing it? It’s very inconspicuous. Go to you Spam folder, and just above the list of mesages you should see a line saying something about a recipe, or something. If you look just above the date column, you’ll see previous/next buttons. I mean, it’s possible it’s not there, but I’ll bet you’re just not seeing it. I missed the first few times, and I was actively looking for it. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/10 "2006-01-26T16:13:01Z")
> [@Celyn](#): > > Boo hoo. Not in the U.K., it seems. I just checked. No tin hats and spam salad tips for me. ☹ They’re on my Gmail in the UK… ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/11 "2006-01-26T16:15:39Z")
Hmm I looked pretty closely. Either I’m particularly dense this morning, or it just isn’t there. Here is a screenshot (with my embarrassing spam smudged out 😃 ): [![](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/scotdor/gmailspam.jpg) ](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/scotdor/gmailspam.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/12 "2006-01-26T16:20:44Z")
> [@Dorjän](#): > > Hmm I looked pretty closely. Either I’m particularly dense this morning, or it just isn’t there. Here is a screenshot (with my embarrassing spam smudged out 😃 ): > > [http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/scotdor/gmailspam.jpg](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/scotdor/gmailspam.jpg) You may have them turned off. If you go to settings, Web Clips, there’s an option to turn them on or off. Mine are currently off. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/13 "2006-01-26T16:21:54Z")
Correction. Mine, obviously, are currently on. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/14 "2006-01-26T16:30:22Z")
Even odder, there is no Web Clips option in my settings either! 😕 Maybe i’m stuck on an older Gmail interface, I’ll delete my cookies and see what happens… ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/15 "2006-01-26T16:33:40Z")
Whoa! For no reason at all (I didn’t even get a chance to try the cookie thing) my entire Gmail interface just changed. I now get those web clips, and an actual delete button instead of having to select it from the actions list! Very very strannge. It’s almost as if google was reading this conversation in my inbox, hmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/16 "2006-01-26T16:36:30Z")
_cue Twilight Zone music_ Very Orwellian 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/17 "2006-01-26T22:17:54Z")
> [@Dorjän](#): > > an actual delete button instead of having to select it from the actions list! That’s actually driving me nuts. I keep going to the actions list, trying to delete things, and instead I’m adding stars to all my stupid emails! I’m glad it’s changed, because this makes more sense… but I’m going crazy trying to adjust. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/18 "2006-01-26T23:23:47Z")
The Google gods aren’t paying attention to poor little me, then. My Gmail seems to be precisely as **Dorjan** ’s before the divine intervention. WHY do the gods ignore me? What EVIL power has me in its grasp? WHY is the world so bad to ME? NOW do I sound just about ready for my very own tinfoil hat? 😃 (And if, by chance, my Gmail changes shortly after I hit “submit” here, I’m going to have a hard time deciding whether to be astonished or amused. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/19 "2006-01-26T23:30:36Z")
The Google gods aren’t paying attention to poor little me, then. My Gmail seems to be precisely as **Dorjan** ’s before the divine intervention. WHY do the gods ignore me? What EVIL power has me in its grasp? WHY is the world so bad to ME? NOW do I sound just about ready for my very own tinfoil hat? 😃 (And if, by chance, my Gmail changes shortly after I hit “submit” here, I’m going to have a hard time deciding whether to be astonished or amused. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-has-a-sense-of-humor/341619/20 "2006-01-26T23:40:01Z")
The spam recipes are hilarious. It’s like they’re spoofing themselves, “trying” to find a relevant search result for the word “spam.” Some of those recipes sound kinda good, too.