# Odd google autocomplete **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 30, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463 "2011-01-30T01:07:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/21 "2011-01-30T18:10:33Z")
Google: WA state tea party identity of the copper salt what illuminati ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/22 "2011-01-30T18:41:01Z")
> [@loshan](#): > > Google: WA state > > tea party > identity of the copper salt > what > illuminati What is the what? 😕 42 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/23 "2011-01-30T22:35:57Z")
I’m in the Northwest USA : tea party identity of the copper salt what illuminati minimum wage in washington state ph of pure water at 50.°c ---
**Author:** ![desert29rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@desert29rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desert29rat)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/24 "2011-01-31T02:00:03Z")
tea party illuminati minimum wage in Michigan least-crowded day at Disneyland (I don’t live in Michigan) ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/25 "2011-01-31T03:33:15Z")
Google.ca (Firefox search bar gives the same first 4, then the rest): What is… my ip a G6 wikileaks my ip address love a good credit score the tea party salvia gluten gout ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/26 "2011-01-31T15:00:07Z")
Hollands top 5 What is the: [ul] [li]What?[/li][li]Time?[/li][li]capital of assyria?[/li][li]airspeed velocity of an unladen european swallow?[/li][li]most effective way to stop viral infections?[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/27 "2011-02-01T03:45:09Z")
I went ahead and listed all the ones shown, mostly because I like #9. what is the [LIST=#][li]term of office for a missouri judge[/li][li]tea party[/li][li]legislative branch of missouri called[/li][li]number game on facebook[/li][li]drug bliss[/li][li]change in the internal energy of the system[/li][li]supreme law of the land[/li][li]significance of Veteran’s Day[/li][li]uncertainty of the position of the bacterium[/li][li]hcg diet[/li][/LIST] I’ll also point out that the video is really odd–not viral in the least. If people are wanting to watch it, they must be wanting to learn the calculations. You must live in a fairly intelligent community. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/28 "2011-02-01T08:15:44Z")
> [@Girl\_From\_Mars](#): > > What is the best nerf gun? OK, I was curious. [Check this bad boy out](http://www.popularmechanics.com/cm/popularmechanics/images/d6/nerf-guns-9-470-0409.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![moldybread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/29 "2011-02-01T16:53:52Z")
> [@jasonh300](#): > > Louisiana: > > what is the tea party > what is the illuminati > what is the legend of the poinsettia > what is the china poblana Ditto. Why do different states get different results? How does autocomplete work? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/30 "2011-02-02T03:23:38Z")
> [@moldybread](#): > > Ditto. Why do different states get different results? How does autocomplete work? The most popular requests in a given region combined with what you’ve already searched for perhaps combined with the most popular in the whole country. As for how they know? IP addresses are geographically assigned: if I know your IP, I can pretty well know where you live (or at least where you purchase your Internet.) For knowing what you’ve specifically searched for–they can use your IP, or just use a cookie (a small file saved on your computer). ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/31 "2011-02-02T15:37:58Z")
Funny Google autocompletes are pretty much a meme unto themselves. [Failbook has tons](http://failblog.org/?s=autocomplete). ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/32 "2011-02-09T20:34:27Z")
Not worth its own thread, but I was using Google to search for an old post of mine here, was disturbed a bit by the\* forced\* autocomplete.substitution: > [@](#): > > Showing results for larry mudd obit. Search instead for “Larry Mudd” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/33 "2011-02-10T04:08:06Z")
What is the: (top five auto completes) 1. Difference between a pregnant woman and a light bulb 2. Cornucopia the symbol of 3. function of rna 4. tea party 5. smallest unit that can evolve. answer to #1 above: You can unscrew a light bulb ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/34 "2011-02-10T11:25:55Z")
Google.co.za …time … Illuminati …time in South Africa …meaning of my name …internet …fastest car in the world The Illuminati are everywhere it seems. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/35 "2011-02-10T11:48:13Z")
> [@Sami41](#): > > If I type just “what is the” and choose “I’m Feeling Lucky” it takes me to the Wikipedia page for “Wiki.” I feel this is dangerous behavior. It seems to me you almost created some sort of internet wormhole. ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/36 "2011-02-10T12:49:47Z")
In Australia: What is the time What is the date today What is the meaning of life What is the time in Brisbane So, basically people want to know what date it is, what time it is, and what the hell is going on. ---
**Author:** ![Nella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Nella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nella)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/37 "2011-02-10T20:33:45Z")
In the UK - I got: What is my ip? What is a g6? What is my ip address? What is the time? What is? All very mundane. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/38 "2011-02-10T21:29:02Z")
I tried Yahoo too, and got some VERY different things what is the montauk monster . . . world’s only immortal animal . . . rarest stamp . . . internet . . . capital of california . . . speed of light . . . current prime rate . . . meaning of life . . . date today . . . time Oh, the answer to #2 is some kind of jellyfish, and the 8th one is 42. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/39 "2011-02-10T21:46:25Z")
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the ph of a 0.050 m hbr solution is. You have to see it for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463/40 "2011-02-11T00:46:27Z")
I get: what is the tea party what is the american dream what is the dream act what is the illuminati I think the searches are sensitive by location. I recorded my first ever Google auto-completion weird out in [this blog entry](http://robardin.livejournal.com/21453.html). I summed it up as: “I hope there’s not some bio-engineer of a mad scientist out there working on a dead body with a dog, a girlfriend and an octopus.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-google-autocomplete/569463.md?page=1)