BS: Now this IS FUNNY.

Subject: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: GUEST,Red Eye
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 05:58 AM

1.Go to www.google.com then type: weapons of mass
destruction www.google.com

2.Don't press Search!!
3. Next click the "I'm feeling lucky" button - read the error message
carefully

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 07:11 AM

I expect most catters can make their own way to Google easily enough, but just to make it easy, here's that link again, minus error - GOOGLE. How did Mr Cox get his joke elevated to that "I'm feeling lucky" slot? Companies would pay thousands for that. Could it be that there is someone sympathetically disposed within Google?

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Mr Happy
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 09:30 AM

LOL!- Brilliant!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 09:36 AM

No Fionn. From Google "help". It's not difficult to imagine how such a page should get ranked so highly.

PageRank Explained

PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important."

Important, high-quality sites receive a higher PageRank, which Google remembers each time it conducts a search. Of course, important pages mean nothing to you if they don't match your query. So, Google combines PageRank with sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search. Google goes far beyond the number of times a term appears on a page and examines all aspects of the page's content (and the content of the pages linking to it) to determine if it's a good match for your query.

Integrity
Google's complex, automated methods make human tampering with our results extremely difficult. And though we do run relevant ads above and next to our results, Google does not sell placement within the results themselves (i.e., no one can buy a higher PageRank). A Google search is an easy, honest and objective way to find high-quality websites with information relevant to your search.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 12:25 PM

ROF!!! YES!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 12:30 PM

Very, very funny! I wonder if G.W. has looked there yet?

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Amos
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 12:47 PM

I think it was an inside job, without doubt. The tetxt of that joke has been around quite a while and someone at google slipped it in.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: JennyO
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 01:01 PM

I'm with Amos. I've seen it before. For sure someone at Google is having a bit of fun.

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Gareth
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 01:11 PM

Tears ran down me trowser leggs.

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 01:31 PM

BRILL! I HOPE dumbya does see it!!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 04:44 PM

ssems to be gone

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 04:48 PM

aahh...I get it. I was too smart. You do NOT search of the phrase with "..." marks...you do what most folks do and leave them off.... *grin*

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 05:24 PM

Be the Lard Tunderin', I can't get there from here ! What ? How ? Am I too late ?

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 10:45 PM

Press the Bomb icon and get Amazon's review of Dr. Strangelove. Funny stuff. Someone will pay the price.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 11:12 PM

Still going a minute ago on Google NZ - it's a hoot - thanks RedEye. First time I've tried "feeling lucky" - must have a play - Sam

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Angiemac
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 04:55 AM

Yes it is very very funny.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 11:03 AM

The bloke responsible swears on his real website BLICKY that it ISN't a fix getting the page into the Google system. He claims it is exposure such as here, where one person finds it, then tells EVERYONE they know (and anyone who reads the thread).
Just remember You (we) are the one keeping it in the Google Lucky Pick.#
Quack!
Geoff the Duck.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: EBarnacle1
Date: 05 Jul 03 - 11:06 AM

What else can be expected from a nation that produced the Pythons, the Goons, the Ruttles, etc?

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: GUEST,gareth
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 05:08 AM

And here is the story - Click 'Ere

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 09:27 AM

If you click on "Detect Weapons" you will get a thing about a book called "Pieces of Intelligence - The Existential Poetry of Donald H Rumsfeld", and if you click on "Find more on Weapons of Mass Destruction" you will find Anthony Cox's page with all sorts of things, including T shirts, for sale.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Kim C
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 09:39 AM

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA! :-D

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 10:22 AM

Couldn't agree more! Now it's weapons of mass Production.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: GUEST,John
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 12:15 PM

Brilliant!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Burke
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 11:31 AM

You don't need to go through Google to find it. Here's the URL I was sent in an e-mail on Wed.

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: GUEST,Lee Evans
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 08:07 AM

Really good Red Eye!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Bill D
Date: 16 Jul 03 - 06:07 PM

now try it with French military victories

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 16 Jul 03 - 08:26 PM

Hooo Lordy! I laughed so loud, everyone in the library turned to see what was going on!

I did my dooty and passed it on!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: rangeroger
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 12:00 AM

Bill D, that was also very funny.

rr

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: GUEST,Liam Keirney
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 09:54 AM

Fandabadozeeeeeee!!!

Excellent

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Kim C
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 09:57 AM

teeheehee

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 07:02 PM

Still there!

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Peace
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 12:24 AM

LMAO

Somebody is in t r o u b l e .

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Phot
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 04:00 AM

Very well done! Satire, I love it!

Wassail Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Now this IS FUNNY.
From: Songster Bob
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 11:39 PM

Try "unelectable," too.

Bob