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kittylester Fri 03-Jun-16 14:11:43

We've had DGC 4 & 5 overnight and keeping track of their 'stuff' is a nightmare. DGS gets quite upset if his 'stuff' gets lost and he couldn't find the top in which he arrived. After a fruitless search by all of us he announced, 'Well, we'll just have to Doogle it!'

If only Google was that good!

Tizliz Sun 05-Jun-16 20:12:18

GandTea I did get the joke, I was just having a problem with Amazon at the time ?

GandTea Sun 05-Jun-16 19:48:00

WMKF, I realised your post was a joke, it was Tizliz I was answering.

WilmaKnickersfit Sun 05-Jun-16 19:22:56

GandTea it was a joke! grin

ruby good luck with St Anthony and Dr Mattress! grin

rubylady Sun 05-Jun-16 02:10:27

Ask St. Anthony, not Google for lost items. I've lost a huge sheet of tarpaulin somewhere. My laptop keeps going onto Bing which is painful. Got backache and feel rough but not asking Dr. Google, just going to go to bed and ask Dr. Mattress to sort it out. grin

GandTea Sat 04-Jun-16 14:37:43

err, you don't need a password for Google search engine.

Tizliz Sat 04-Jun-16 14:18:20

Then when you enter a new password it will tell you you can't use one you have used before even though it has just told you it was wrong, so why couldn't I get in with it. [headbanging icon]

WilmaKnickersfit Sat 04-Jun-16 12:50:11

GandTea and kitty Google knows where they are, but you need the password before it will tell you. wink

GandTea Sat 04-Jun-16 12:43:52

You could try my method. Been hunting over an hour for the strimmer blades we have somewhere, gave up and ordered some more on eBay. The missing ones will turn up now. hmm

kittylester Sat 04-Jun-16 12:36:30

If only it was that simple! grin So, if I ask Doogle where I left the C*******s cards I bought in the sale, will it have worked it out by then? confused

GandTea Sat 04-Jun-16 12:02:47

There what did I say "The first place to look is where you last left it" smile

GandTea Sat 04-Jun-16 11:48:00

Kitty, I'm sure if you asked, Eventually it would have suggested the right place. Typewriter + monkeys = Shakespeare etc.

kittylester Sat 04-Jun-16 11:25:27

I still don't think it would have found DGS'S top which was on one of the dining chairs and therefore hidden by the table. As we rarely eat in the dining room, it could have stayed there till Christmas!

Bluecat Sat 04-Jun-16 11:23:02

My DD suffers from health anxiety and Dr Google is a nightmare...She promises she won't look up her symptoms but can't resist a peek, and is then reduced to a nervous wreck.

AlieOxon Sat 04-Jun-16 10:34:22

Google finds it - so long as you know what it's called!

Neversaydie Sat 04-Jun-16 10:17:32

I love Google. daughte's bathroom basin running only hot water the other evening (there have been lots of issues with new boiler being attached to old pipes)I googled. It told me to put thumb over outlet (to stop water coming out-it did say helpfully to use a cloth if the water was very hot! ). turn on cold then hot Eh voila ! It forces air up the cold water outlet apparently.What I love is you can type in 'what do I do if.....'and it will find it
Bit like Wikipedia though .Garbage in,garbage out .

Coolaboutsixty Sat 04-Jun-16 10:02:09

Much easier to get an appointment with Dr Google! ?

GandTea Sat 04-Jun-16 10:00:37

My GP used Google when I had what he termed a "funny turn" AND he found what he thought it was, TGA.

mischief Sat 04-Jun-16 09:55:17

Google is my best friend. Whatever I want to know - there it is. smile

Tricia89 Sat 04-Jun-16 09:32:26

I use Google instead of my GP. ?

vampirequeen Sat 04-Jun-16 07:33:00

So right Thingmajig grin but don't forget eBay.

My GP hates Dr Google but I visit him all the time grin

Thingmajig Sat 04-Jun-16 01:54:38

Google knows everything, and Amazon sells everything!!! grin

WilmaKnickersfit Sat 04-Jun-16 01:40:43

GandTea my browser comes with about 5 search engines, some are on your list. Microsoft just can't get Bing up there with Google. Lycos used to be good. I mainly used AltaVista and Ask (Jeeves) before Google came along. Every now and then I give DuckDuckGo a try, but end up going back to Google. Choices, choices.

morethan2 Fri 03-Jun-16 23:01:38

smile ah the innocence of childhood, if only it could.

GandTea Fri 03-Jun-16 22:51:43

Thought I'd try Lycos, haven't used it for years --- now I know why, back to Google.

GandTea Fri 03-Jun-16 22:28:00

There still are other search engines, it's just that Google have become rather good at what they do.
But don't forget, Google knows nothing other than where to find the information you search for. Always remember that anyone can post web site etc with information that may or may nor be inaccurate or just plain miss-leading or fraudulent. Much of it is very useful, but beware.

Search engineMarket share in September 2015

Google69.24%

Bing12.26%

Yahoo!9.19%

Baidu6.48%

AOL1.11%

Ask0.24%

Lycos0.00%