# 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:** 3
**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, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/41 "2007-11-14T23:26:06Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] Third degree of scariness: You two actually Googled it. [/QUOTE] Either of you used [images.google.com](http://images.google.com)? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/42 "2007-11-14T23:28:53Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] Did you mean “How many fingers am I extending”? [/QUOTE] That’s not my finger thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/43 "2007-11-14T23:53:43Z")
I don’t think it is the age thing, because my boss, who is 15 years older than me, called me one morning (I was already at work; she was not) and asked me what time the Minute Clinic opened. I don’t know, but you know who would? They would! Call them! (or use freaking Google!) The youngest person in my office is 28. I am second youngest. When I didn’t know the answer to the Minute Clinic question, my boss told me to ask the 28-year-old. Perhaps 28-year-olds are just known to be all-wise and all-knowing. When I was 28, I worked for the telephone company and got asked stupid questions over the phone all the time (such as “What time is it?” I kid you not.) Who knew that I happened to be in the prime of my life for stupid-question-answering? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/44 "2007-11-15T00:13:04Z")
[QUOTE=Tamex] The youngest person in my office is 28. I am second youngest. [/QUOTE] Thank you for making me feel young 😃 [QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] I’m intrigued because I’ve never heard the word “shut” used like that before. Around here we’d ask “What time does KFC close?” [/QUOTE] Common here, too, so I think it’s safe to say it’s a general Britishism. Hearing of somewhere or someone ‘shut up shop’ is a universally-understood one, too, whether used literally or metaphorically. ---
**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 15, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/45 "2007-11-15T00:15:59Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Either of you used [images.google.com](http://images.google.com)? 😛 [/QUOTE] No, I searched mainly for the statistic. But still, how can you see such an odd phrase in this context and not search to see if it’s just three random words? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/46 "2007-11-15T00:24:54Z")
People I have never met in my life before constantly come up to me anywhere, any time, asking all sorts of questions. “Do you think my husband would like this birthday card?” “Did the tailor do a good job on my pants?” “Do these bananas look too ripe to you?” And so on. Evidently, I have both INFO and GOOGLE stamped across my forehead in neon green. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/47 "2007-11-15T01:22:23Z")
Does this shirt make my butt look fat? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/48 "2007-11-15T01:31:05Z")
Is that image in the background with you first open up wikipedia a book or the Great Wall of China? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/49 "2007-11-15T01:51:23Z")
Where can I go to get my jeans embroidered in Fullerton? ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/50 "2007-11-15T02:02:54Z")
Who wrote the book of love? ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/51 "2007-11-15T02:14:06Z")
A woman I used to work with asked me once, “If my husband says X, does he really mean Y?” Knowing nothing about the man whatsoever except who his wife was, I said I didn’t know, but it took several repetitions for the answer to sink in. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/52 "2007-11-15T03:28:11Z")
Who are you? Tell me tell me who are you? Aaaaah, who the fuck are you? Who are you? You? You? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH you? ---
**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 15, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/53 "2007-11-15T03:31:34Z")
Are you talking to me? Are YOU talking to me? Are you talking to ME? Are you talking TO me? Are you TALKING to me? Are you TALKING to ME? ---
**Author:** ![Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tool_of_the_Conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/54 "2007-11-15T03:33:31Z")
If they ask via e-mail, you can respond with a link to the relevant search at [www.fuckinggoogleit.com](http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com). I did that to my boss once, years ago. And I still work for her! ---
**Author:** ![Chrismoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Chrismoody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chrismoody)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/55 "2007-11-15T05:01:56Z")
Porn. No… Not of you. Go get me porn. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/56 "2007-11-15T05:37:54Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] 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. [/QUOTE] The really bad thing is that Lobsang and his co-workers work at KFC. ---
**Author:** ![Shecky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/57 "2007-11-15T11:21:31Z")
[QUOTE=Rico] Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder? Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine? [/QUOTE] Who put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp? Who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong? Who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop? Who put the dip in the dip-de-dip-de-dip? Who is that man, I’d like to shake his hand. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/58 "2007-11-15T12:28:52Z")
My boss has been known to send me a link to a webpage and then ask me to have a look and tell her what’s on it. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/59 "2007-11-15T12:41:30Z")
Who let the dogs out? ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425/60 "2007-11-15T12:50:17Z")
[QUOTE=Tamex] I get questions over the phone all the time (such as “What time is it?” I kid you not.) Who knew that I happened to be in the prime of my life for stupid-question-answering? [/QUOTE] I’m 29 and I’m the office “font of all knowledge” - to the point where most people can say “ask Mr Google” and they’ll know it’s me. :rolleyes: However, I revel in my position as office geek, so it’s all good 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425.md?page=4)