Yeah pretty much. It certainly amused the shit out of me and reminded me of the days I played in punk bands.
Stop bitching. And stop acting like a cunt. Posts like yours suck. In fact, they are the very definition of being an ass. I bet Google could show me just what kind of person you are if I search for words like bitch, cunt, suck, and ass. And I’ll bet that…
Oh my. :eek:
Wasn’t there a Pit thread a while back pitting someone for constantly posting snarky Google comments in GQ thread after GQ thread?
I guess the lesson is that any behavior becomes annoying when done in excess.
Telling people they could “just Google it” was SOP for handy, but of course handy himself almost never provided any useful information.
Perhaps TL’s inability to effectively acquire search-engine skills is some sort of jinx.
Perhaps some of us have better ways to spend our time during the day—work, for instance, and other “real life” activities—and don’t have the time or desire to spent it honing our search engine skills.
Colibri, sorry if I sounded paranoid. I was incorrect in implying that there are many pit threads on this topic. However, I have encountered several threads (not specifically on the topic of not Googling when one should) in which a person is lambasted for asking a question or making a statement without Googling first. I apologize for my error. I simply wanted to point out that threads such as these and snotty comments about people not Googling could discourage people from posting in GQ, which is a disservice to the forum.
I almost never see the “Google is your friend” sentiment in GQ; maybe I just don’t read the right threads. I also never remember seeing a Pitting for opening a single GQ thread. This Pitting was because of the excessive number of threads started in a very short period of time by the same person, most of which could be answered instantly by Googling. I would never Pit someone under the circumstances you describe, and I don’t think many people would.
So accept your Googly suckage rather than making lame excuses for it. It’s not the tool that’s the problem, it’s the user.
This is probably my single favorite thread on the SDMB in…a long time. Ever? I don’t know. Just that I’ve gone back and read it several times, and it still cracks me up. I love it that Gaudere closed it because it had been so horribly hijacked, and was apparently inundated with enough emails that she reopened it.
I just went searching for it, for those who missed it. Turns out I was wrong - it was a Kel Varnsen - Latex Division thread, not **Roland Deschain after all. shrug Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Not saying one way or another; just sharing http://justfuckinggoogleit.com
Give us her phone number 
I spend most of my time in GQ, and while I see an occasional remark of this kind, I really don’t see it all that frequently (now that handy’s gone).
Even if your search skilz suck, if you’ve made some effort to find an answer first elsewhere and state that you’ve had no luck, I really doubt that anyone is going to give you a hard time about it. (Of course, there are some people who will be snarky anyway.)
Now there’s a cage death-match I’d pay to see!
Nah, it’s not handy I was thinking of. The one I’m remembering was female. And handy got in trouble not for telling people to google things, but for consistently providing incorrect medical information in GQ.
It’s true that posting misinformation on medical questions is what handy was banned for, but posting just to tell others to “Google it” was another one of his annoying habits. Along with the content-free nature of his posts, which provided misinformation on every other subject, it was something that came up frequently in the several pit threads about his posting behavior.
What was REALLY funny was the fact that after he was banned, he came back as DOPPELGANGER , and never even tried to hide the fact that it was him, the boob. 
Duck Duck Goose was pretty well-known for her search skills, but she was never snarky about it.
Okay, now this is fun.
Truth be told, I don’t give a fuck. What, did you win a trophy for Googling or something? Major in it in college? Personally, I don’t see one’s Google skills as something to be particularly ashamed or proud of. It’s just a search engine, fercryinoutloud!
I might not get to read your snark … erm, I mean reply … until tomorrow. I’m going to this magical place called “outside.”
So why’d try to make yourself look hip with your google derision? You come off like the spastic bastard who claims he’d be a far better bassist than John Entwistle if only guitars weren’t so poorly designed.
Enjoy your trip outside. The Moon’s full tonight, and low to the horizon, so you should have a terrific view. I’ll be going out to look at it a bit later myself.
YellowVal, not to be snarky or anything but are you familiar with the word “Boolean” and how it applies to search functions? Are you otherwise generally computer savvy? Do you think it is surprising to find that people on a computer accessed message board value computer skills? Especially this one, based on the Straight Dope column. You say you don’t have the time or inclination to develop skills in this area, but you obviously have the time and inclination to hang out on this message board. Solution is as follows:
You could give an example of something you searched for with Google and found “jack shit”. People here could offer constructive criticism and search tips. Well, maybe not in this thread, start a new one in um … GQ?
“I looked for ______ with Google and couldn’t find it. Any Google-Fu black belts care to help me out?”
That way you’d get over your fear of posting in GQ and get help with search engine functioning! Win-win. Plus, personal attacks are a big no-no in GQ. It’s all good.