# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/61 "2006-03-29T15:18:34Z")
[QUOTE=fluffyemu] > [@Mirror Image egamI rorriM](#): > > Well, I got an extremely overweight naked woman holding a halberd. > > Seeing as quite a bit of the population is obese, I don’t think that’s in league with harlequin babies and subincision. I’d certainly hope ‘quite a bit of the population’ isn’t _that_ obsese! :eek: Yeurggh! Do not google image search ‘tubgirl’. No, scratch that, do google image search ‘tubgirl’ and tell me your reaction 😃 ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/62 "2006-03-29T16:38:09Z")
> [@Incubus](#): > > No, scratch that, do google image search ‘tubgirl’ and tell me your reaction 😃 Is that the rather unpleasant ‘fountain’ pic that can cause people to avoid bathtubs for many months? ---
**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 29, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/63 "2006-03-29T17:34:10Z")
> [@fluffyemu](#): > > Google makes no sense sometimes. The first image I get for eunuch is a picture of… a man with a penis. I’m pretty sure eunuchs only have their testicles removed, not the penis. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/64 "2006-03-29T17:57:20Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > For the love of…whatever, do not google [“google.”](http://www.galactanet.com/comic/378.htm) > > 🙂 I did that, and now I’m rather disappointed that the U of T library didn’t blow up. _sigh_ Nothing ever happens around here… ---
**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:** [March 29, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/65 "2006-03-29T17:57:44Z")
One evening at work, I made the mistake of trying to find information on an old fanzine for The Who. It was named after the song **Naked Eye**. I’ve never closed down a window so fast in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/66 "2006-03-31T18:05:36Z")
After reading Zodiac by Neal Stephenson, I decided to see exactly what chloracne looked like, against my better judgement. Probably a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/67 "2006-03-31T21:40:58Z")
If you want to see what chloracne looks like, just look at recent pictures of Victor Yushenko. His face has pretty much been ravaged since he was poisoned with dioxin. ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/68 "2006-03-31T22:45:33Z")
Any image of Joan Rivers… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/69 "2006-04-01T04:13:59Z")
> [@Alive At Both Ends](#): > > I recently discovered that my great-aunt died aged 4 in 1892 of “cancrum oris”. Naive fool that I am, I Googled it. Don’t do so yourself. At least, don’t go to any site with pictures. OH… why did you post that… I should have known when I read on the site “Aetiology unclear but it may be a sequelae of acute necrotising gingivitis” Then scrolled down… so sad… and well… yicky. Am I going to hell for a revolt reaction to an infant? I bet I am… DAMN YOU **ALIVE AT BOTH ENDS** … lmao… even though they wern’t. ack… I didn NOT say that! ---
**Author:** ![fluffyemu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@fluffyemu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffyemu)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/70 "2006-04-01T20:23:20Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > I’m pretty sure eunuchs only have their testicles removed, not the penis. Really? I don’t understand why men wince so much, then! ---
**Author:** ![Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/71 "2006-04-01T20:42:50Z")
> [@Whammo](#): > > OH… why did you post that… I should have known when I read on the site “Aetiology unclear but it may be a sequelae of acute necrotising gingivitis” > > Then scrolled down… so sad… and well… yicky. I DID warn you. It’s worse when you know it happened in your own family. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/72 "2006-04-01T22:41:52Z")
> [@fluffyemu](#): > > Really? I don’t understand why men wince so much, then! There are actually two classes of eunuchs: those who have had only their testicles removed and those who have basically been rendered Ken dolls. _Castrati_ were usually just castrated (astonishing, I know), while eunuchs who were guards in harems were more likely to have everything removed, since men who are castrated can still have sex. There was actually a trend in ancient Rome for well-endowed, castrated slaves among upper-class women. Roman matrons would give the slaves as gifts to their friends. Pregnancy free copulation was the main selling point. Brought to you by _A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis_ by David M. Friedman. It’s a really good book, if you’re into the body and society. ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/73 "2006-04-01T23:56:55Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > 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 heard that from my brother, too. Many years ago he was responsible for setting up the Web site at his community college. He told me that he accidentally added the “.com” link for the White House. Fortunately he discovered his mistake while he was still working on the college’s site. I’m taking his word for it, though. There’s no way I’m clicking on the “.com” link. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/74 "2006-04-02T00:05:05Z")
Well, I googled just about everything I was told not to. So, who’s gonna rock me to bed tonight??? bleh. BTW, my 11 year old son was doing a project on Medieval weaponry, including halberds. I wonder if he would have told me if he misspelled it… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/75 "2006-04-02T11:20:23Z")
Wow I must live in an alternate universe, I don’t get anything unusal with any of these. (scary skin problems aside, I skipped testing them…) [whitehouse.com](http://whitehouse.com) is not porn btw. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/76 "2006-04-02T13:50:00Z")
> [@mrald](#): > > Wow I must live in an alternate universe, I don’t get anything unusal with any of these. (scary skin problems aside, I skipped testing them…) > > [whitehouse.com](http://whitehouse.com) is not porn btw. I dunno, that picture of Condoleeza Rice in a black leather corset… (Threadspotting! My thread made _Threadspotting_! _runs around flailing_) ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/77 "2006-04-02T14:00:49Z")
Do not, for the love of Og, google colonoscopy+intestinal worms. I’m still trying to get those images out of my brain. Jeezopete. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/78 "2006-04-02T17:55:27Z")
> [@Archergal](#): > > Do not, for the love of Og, google colonoscopy+intestinal worms. > > I’m still trying to get those images out of my brain. Jeezopete. > [@google](#): > > Your search - colonoscopy intestinal worms - did not match any documents. > > Suggestions: > > ``` > * Make sure all words are spelled correctly. > * Try different keywords. > * Try more general keywords. > * Try fewer keywords. > > ``` ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/79 "2006-04-02T19:02:25Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > I dunno, that picture of Condoleeza Rice in a black leather corset… > > (Threadspotting! My thread made _Threadspotting_! _runs around flailing_) You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198/80 "2006-04-02T19:05:07Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > (Threadspotting! My thread made _Threadspotting_! _runs around flailing_) You’re welcome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-you-should-or-would-never-ever-google/350198.md?page=5)