# My name is not 'Google' **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425 "2007-11-14T21:28:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [November 14, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/1 "2007-11-14T21:28:03Z")
Stop asking me random things like “What time does KFC shut?” Is it the age difference. At 28 do I seem like the know-everything senior of the office? An office who’s average age is 20. I don’t know what time KFC shuts. I eat the same thing every day. It is always from M&S. I haven’t been to KFC for many months. The person sat next to you probably went to KFC twice last week. Yet you ask me because to you I am the walking Google. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/2 "2007-11-14T21:36:28Z")
How many dimples are on a golf ball? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/3 "2007-11-14T21:38:20Z")
What is the speed of a laden Swallow? ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/4 "2007-11-14T21:39:50Z")
Do you have any beaver shots of Lindsay Lohan? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/5 "2007-11-14T21:41:15Z")
How does morning light differ from evening light? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/6 "2007-11-14T21:42:03Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] What is the speed of a laden Swallow? [/QUOTE] Can you be more specific? Narrow it down by continent, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/7 "2007-11-14T21:42:27Z")
Which visible star has the greatest luminosity? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/8 "2007-11-14T21:51:51Z")
What is the third word that ends in -gry? ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/9 "2007-11-14T21:51:57Z")
thundercats erotica -wileykat fried eggs ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/10 "2007-11-14T21:53:48Z")
Why do birds suddenly appear… every time… you are near? ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/11 "2007-11-14T21:55:27Z")
Why are you 8 years older than average? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/12 "2007-11-14T21:55:34Z")
Are we there yet? ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/13 "2007-11-14T22:04:52Z")
How can you tell if there’s an elephant under your bed? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/14 "2007-11-14T22:06:54Z")
Dragons fucking cars ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/15 "2007-11-14T22:08:40Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Dragons fucking cars [/QUOTE] Should I be scared since this actually brings up 1,260,000 hits? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/16 "2007-11-14T22:08:59Z")
My wife has the same problem of being the go-to girl for any and all questions. Excel problem? ask mrsgnu How long is a dog’s gestation period? ask mrsgnu How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? She _is_ the smartest person in her office, but much of the time she has to call me for an answer. (If I don’t know I can look it up, she has no internet there.) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/17 "2007-11-14T22:10:27Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] Should I be scared since this actually brings up 1,260,000 hits? [/QUOTE] scarier still: put the phrase in quotes and you still get 7,590 hits. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/18 "2007-11-14T22:15:31Z")
“When Dogs Dream”. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/19 "2007-11-14T22:20:05Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? [/QUOTE] [hijack] For the record, I tried this once when I was 12. The answer? 666 I haven’t eaten one since.[/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/20 "2007-11-14T22:22:36Z")
My tactic is to give a preposterous answer with a serious face/voice. Either they get the hint straight away, or they take the answer as given and make themselves look ridiculous, be it immediately or in front of someone else later on. Whatever happens, the point is well made. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425.md?page=2)