# How would I find a friend through google?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-find-a-friend-through-google/240132>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-find-a-friend-through-google/240132 "2004-04-15T07:31:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-find-a-friend-through-google/240132/1 "2004-04-15T07:31:57Z")

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I’m looking for a friend from High School (class '91) and she isn’t listed in [classmates.com](http://classmates.com). I tried her name in quotes in google and got a bunch of stuff that wasn’t even close. She could be married now, but obviously I wouldn’t know her new name.

Anyone know how to find someone on the internet? Never tried this before.

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**Author:** ![Achilles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Achilles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achilles)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-find-a-friend-through-google/240132/2 "2004-04-15T11:00:46Z")

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> [@duffer](#):
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> I’m looking for a friend from High School (class '91) and she isn’t listed in [classmates.com](http://classmates.com). I tried her name in quotes in google and got a bunch of stuff that wasn’t even close. She could be married now, but obviously I wouldn’t know her new name.
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> Anyone know how to find someone on the internet? Never tried this before.

In all fairness, if you have to use Google, the person is hardly a “friend”.

Now what _you_ want is [www.stalkyourex.com](http://www.stalkyourex.com)

😃

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**Author:** ![Achilles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Achilles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achilles)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-find-a-friend-through-google/240132/3 "2004-04-15T11:05:18Z")

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> [@Achilles](#):
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> In all fairness, if you have to use Google, the person is hardly a “friend”.
> 
> Now what _you_ want is [www.stalkyourex.com](http://www.stalkyourex.com)
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> 😃

Holy FUCK !!! I just clicked my “joke” website link to make sure that it wasn’t linking to anything, and I shit you not, the link actually brings you to some sick-fuck website to help stalkers !

I just thought that URL up, right now. How weird ???

WTF ? Someone needs to CTRL-ALT-DEL this fucking planet.

Mods, if you want to remove that link, that’d be peachy.

Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ…

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-find-a-friend-through-google/240132/4 "2004-04-15T11:18:15Z")

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Use [this](http://www.soople.com/soople_int_googlepages.php) it links to google for a phonebook search. Try name and state.