# 'Miserable Failure' on Google... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967 "2004-03-28T21:01:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/1 "2004-03-28T21:01:22Z")
As some of you probably know, by typing ‘Miserable Failure’ into google search engine and clicking, ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ it brought you too George Bush’s Biography. Well, it doesnt go there anymore… go have a look for yourself. [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) Also try typing in: - New York Times Story - French Military Victories - Weapons of Mass Destruction ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/2 "2004-03-28T21:04:46Z")
Erm, no, it still gives me bush’s biography. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/3 "2004-03-28T21:06:05Z")
I just tried it…and it worked. Its status seems to change at some points. About a month ago I tried it and it took me somewhere else, but it seems to be fine now. ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ThatGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/4 "2004-03-28T21:10:48Z")
Wow…i never knew about “google bombing”, how intresting. ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/5 "2004-03-28T21:10:55Z")
Oops! :smack: Try typing it here instead: www.google.ca ! ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/6 "2004-03-28T21:27:36Z")
But Michael Moore isn’t a miserable failure… his books regularly top bestseller lists and one of his films won an Oscar. By any non-partisian standard his career is an extremely successful one. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/7 "2004-03-28T22:34:02Z")
> [@hazel-rah](#): > > But Michael Moore isn’t a miserable failure… his books regularly top bestseller lists and one of his films won an Oscar. By any non-partisian standard his career is an extremely successful one. W. has achieved the rank of President of the United States. Not too shabby, as far as a career could go. Happy, not defending Bush’s success _as_ president ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/8 "2004-03-28T23:07:28Z")
Cool, am posting elesewhere to spread the good word. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/9 "2004-03-29T03:50:01Z")
History of the “Miserable Failure” Google bomb. 1. Liberals come up with a good idea. 2. Conservatives copy it and pretend that they were the clever ones. 3. Shortly thereafter, everyone stops caring. In other words, it’s a microcosm for the entire political process in modern society. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-failure-on-google/236967/10 "2004-03-29T04:24:18Z")
> [@ITR champion](#): > > History of the “Miserable Failure” Google bomb. > > 1. Liberals come up with a good idea. The only problem with that theory is that liberals have yet to come up with a good idea.