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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!

hildajenniJ Fri 03-Jun-16 15:14:12

grin

LullyDully Fri 03-Jun-16 15:19:16

I remember when I was teaching, a teacher was leaving and the kids were making a card. They were thrown because the couldn't find her photo when they put her name in clipart.

ninathenana Fri 03-Jun-16 15:44:58

grin kitty

AlieOxon Fri 03-Jun-16 16:34:00

I remember when you could see the number of pages in Google stated under the search bar.....probably not room on the whole search page now!

rosesarered Fri 03-Jun-16 20:19:46

Kitty how cute.smile
although I am feeling paranoid now.... [looks round] does Google know I am sneakily eating a Twix?

kittylester Fri 03-Jun-16 20:40:10

Scary! It's a bit like an all seeing god! #panic

watermeadow Fri 03-Jun-16 20:44:48

Dr Google knows that every symptom you tap in is a life-threatening horror which will keep you awake all night and take you to A &E in tears next morning.
Dr Google doesn't know about colds (it's pneumonia), sore throats (cancer), indigestion (cancer), spots (meningitis), pulled muscles (it's a compound fracture), headache (brain tumour), cramp (it's tetanus), weight gain (you're pregnant), weight loss (anorexia), whiskers on chin (you're changing sex), depression (too much Google).

WilmaKnickersfit Fri 03-Jun-16 21:59:36

kitty and Lully that's so funny! grin

It's weird to remember there were search engines before Google, most of which disappeared even though at the time they seemed like the best thing since sliced bread.

Time flies by in this age of technology. I ? 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%

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I use Google instead of my GP. ?

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

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

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.

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

Much easier to get an appointment with Dr Google! ?

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 .

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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