Type in the words “what to do” into the Google search. The list of most common search sentences will pop up beneath the search bar. The very first one, at the very top of the list, is:
“What to do when your bored.”
I’m feeling thoroughly disheartened by this. Just thought I’d share. I’d like to hear all of you’re views.
Is this depressing because:
or
The latter is what I originally intended, but the former is also very depressing now that you bring it up.
Google’s autocomplete provides a uniquely depressing view of the world.
Start typing “What’s the latest…” and you could be looking for any number of exciting developments in the worlds of scientific discovery, world events and so on.
No, you’re more likely to be after
what’s the latest fashion
what’s the latest on michael jackson
what’s the latest on jordan and peter
I take it that it’s a good thing I have no idea who Jordan and Peter are?
type in “is there”
1st result: is there a god. A fair enough question.
2nd result: is there anyway i can get this popular guy to get me pregnant. :eek:
Don’t be so impressed with yourself - they’re British tabloid stars. So unless you’re British, you probably don’t know or don’t care who they are.
Now, if you ARE British and don’t know who they are - kudos!
Want something even weirder? Go to google and type in “I am” and take a look at the first two things listed.
The first is “I am bored” and the second is “I am extremely terrified of chinese people”
When I’m bored I peruse the SDMB. 
Second on the list for “how come”:
“how come when i talk to girls on facebook they don’t answer me back”
On the second.
Folks really need the internet for an answer to that?
Well? Report.
So, this started me just typin in “Who” "What “When” "Where etc.
Who #10 - Who’s nailin Palin video (Arrr? What’m I missing? Have to watch it when I get home tonight . . .)
Why #5 - Why is my poop green? OK, that’s just scary.
How is…
#1: babby formed
#2: farrah fawcett doing
#3: patrick swayze doing
Why is:
#2 - Michael Jackson white
#4 - there a dead pakistani on my couch
Some of the top for “is there”
a god
anyway i can get this popular guy to get me pregnant (must be a googlebomb?)
a way to see who views your facebook
going to be a high school musical 4
going to be a transformers 3
going to be a pirates of the caribbean 4
a cure for swine flu
For the letter “B,” alone, the top 10 results do not include Barack, and for the letter “O” they do not include Obama. This was surprising to me, as was that none of the results for “H” included “health care,” nor even for “he,”. The top 10 results for “ir” do not include Iraq, though Iran is number two - and unbelievably, “Twilight” is not in the top ten for the letter “T,” though once you enter in the “w,” ALL of the results are about Twilight except for “twitter” and “two and a half men.”
Okay I know I just posted the last one but now I can’t stop doing this.
“can you”
get pregnant on your period
be pregnant and still have a period
get pregnant right after your period
get pregnant right before your period
get pregnant from being fingered
have your period and still be pregnant
can you get pregnant if he pulls out
Can we use this as evidence we need better sex education?
Absolutely. I think a lot of things can be judged from these Google results (mostly, that a lot of people are dumb and ignorant.)
Otr just that most people on the internet are kids…