# Some things you should (or would) never ever Google **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198 "2006-03-28T03:04:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrightSmite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BrightSmite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightSmite)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/21 "2006-03-28T13:40:00Z")
Don’t google **Computer Killer: Mega Virus Auto Launcher v2.1** ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/22 "2006-03-28T13:40:03Z")
“Tossed salad” may not yield the results you’d expect if you’re only seaching for recipes. Since I am at work right now I won’t attempt to confirm this. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/23 "2006-03-28T13:47:48Z")
I understand that typing [www.whitehouse.gov](http://www.whitehouse.gov) will get you to the government site. Typing it with “.com” will get you to a porn site. I can’t confirm this, cause I won’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/24 "2006-03-28T14:12:19Z")
The first thing that jumped into my head when I saw the thread title was “Harlequin baby”. Truly disturbing. I think I first found out about the condition here on the SD, when someone casually mentioned it in a thread, and I toddled off to do some research. Yeeesh. Sometimes, just occasionally, I could live without my ignorance being fought. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/25 "2006-03-28T14:18:38Z")
“Harlequin ichthyosis” sounds like when your romance novel gets covered with white spots. “Harlequin Baby” sounds like a freebie small romance novel they give away to get you hooked on them. I’m not even close to right in either case, am I? I don’t think I want to see what they _really_ are. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/26 "2006-03-28T14:22:24Z")
By the way, the [wikpedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_type_ichthyosis) article on the condition is very interesting, and has some more info on the sisters mentioned by **1920s Style “Death Ray”**. (There is a photo of an adolescent boy with the condition, but it’s not too disturbing compared to other photos that are out there.) ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/27 "2006-03-28T15:34:32Z")
I was trying to find a picture online of a halberd, a medieval weapon that’s basically an axe on a pike. If you ever want to do that, for heaven’s sake don’t misspell it “halbred.” –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/28 "2006-03-28T15:54:18Z")
At least be good enough to tell us what a **halbred** _is_, so we aren’t tempted to google it. Me, I never google **scary electron micrographs of bugs** or anything like that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/29 "2006-03-28T16:05:05Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > At least be good enough to tell us what a **halbred** _is_, so we aren’t tempted to google it. [Hal bred](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345946)? (work-safe, not scary) ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/30 "2006-03-28T16:10:42Z")
What are intended to be innocent searches can return interesting results. A few years back, a friend and I were looking for an image of the leprechaun from Lucky Charms so we could swipe his hat and put it on Barney Gumbel for a beer label for our latest batch. So I googled “lucky charms” +“magically delicious”. We got thousands upon thousands of porn sites. Not a leprechaun listed. ---
**Author:** ![brossa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brossa/32/3040_2.png) [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/31 "2006-03-28T16:22:05Z")
My son has a toy moose that was made from a single piece of thick leather, cut and shaped over a mold and then stiffened to hold its shape. He enjoys this moose very much and I was curious as to whether there were other similar animals available to fill out a little menagerie for him. Anyhoo, never search for ‘leather bear’… ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/32 "2006-03-28T16:28:06Z")
“Hairy black tongue” is a side-effect from a medication I was on a couple of years ago. I wanted to find out what that was. It’s not pretty. I thankfully did not get it. It’s sad that as soon as I post this, someone’s going to google it. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/33 "2006-03-28T17:12:34Z")
Do not google _casa marzu_ if you have at some point in your life eaten, expect to eat, enjoy eating on occasion, etc. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/34 "2006-03-28T17:14:46Z")
> [@brossa](#): > > Anyhoo, never search for ‘leather bear’… I don’t see a problem with it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/35 "2006-03-28T17:23:36Z")
I would not do a Google search for sites leading to information on how to kill prominent leaders of North American republics. I’m not even comfortable saying exactly what I wouldn’t search for. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/36 "2006-03-28T17:23:46Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > I was trying to find a picture online of a halberd, a medieval weapon that’s basically an axe on a pike. If you ever want to do that, for heaven’s sake don’t misspell it “halbred.” GAAAAAAAAHHH! ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/37 "2006-03-28T18:53:11Z")
I learned _years_ ago when my friend was pregnant - never Google “Bambi” without “Disney” if you are looking for pictures of cartoon woodland creatures. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/38 "2006-03-28T19:02:28Z")
> [@brossa](#): > > Anyhoo, never search for ‘leather bear’… > [@chaoticbear](#): > > I don’t see a problem with it. 😛 Neither do I. I can confirm that [whitehouse.com](http://whitehouse.com) is a porn site. I can also confirm that if you mis-dial our Human Resources department and use 800- instead of 877- you will get a sex line. Probably shouldn’t google “how to waste lots of time at work” while at work. ---
**Author:** ![Mouse\_Maven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/39 "2006-03-28T19:22:58Z")
Many years ago, I was working with a group of engineering students on a unique project: we were designing a habitat for a captive tiger. I thought it would be a good idea to look up any laws or regulations on the treatment of large cats. From that I learned **never** type “exotic cats + legal” into a search engine. Quite a shock to my then 19-year-old mind. (and I was _very_ naive) ---
**Author:** ![jlzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/40 "2006-03-28T20:19:50Z")
I raise a type of laying hens-Golden Sex Links to be precise. Sometimes people want to read more about them on the internet. I always warn them not to randomly google Golden Sex Links. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198.md?page=3)