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    The navy has scrambled eggs on their hats don't they?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Weber View Post
    ...I finally typed in, my garage door is possessed, and the first page had the answer I needed.
    OK, NOW we're getting somewhere! Does this work for wives too?

    Kidding! I'm kidding!

    Honey?

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    What I did about Google is all the sponsored results which are useless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Frank View Post
    What I did about Google is all the sponsored results which are useless.
    I often use the site "startpage.com". It somehow uses Google's search engine but filters out some of the ad-blasting and intrusiveness. I don't know how/why Google tolerates that, I'm sure there's something I don't know or understand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Weber View Post
    I have often found myself down some strange and disturbing rabbit holes looking for the proper terminology. just so i could start to do my actual search.

    Many years ago I wanted to make one of those tools used for scoring the top of bread. Nothing more than a small handle with a razor sharp blade in it. I couldn't think of the name to save my life. I kept using the terms slice and knife. These words did nothing more than confound my search. Had I used the correct terms (being more literal) it wouldn't have taken near as long to find what I wanted.
    Uh, "bread scorer"?

    And so, this:
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    Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
    "Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
    We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
    The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
    The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee DeRaud View Post
    Uh, "bread scorer"?

    And so, this:
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    That's exacty how it went
    I don't think I'll ever forget Lame again

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Wrenn View Post
    Today, searched for "Calabash Style Seafood in northeastern Wilmington NC." Google found me plenty of bars, pubs, and other places, non of which featured Calabash Style Seafood. Go figure!
    Sometimes one word is better in a search than two. Calabash is many things:

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    It can be a town, name of a business, a tea, a pipe, a plant. Down at the bottom is calabash seafood. Selecting that gave a better result:

    Calabash Seafood.jpg

    Though that may have been further than you wanted to drive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Frank View Post
    What I did about Google is all the sponsored results which are useless.
    Those sponsored results are a big part of how Google provides their service for free. Google changed how sponsored results are displayed very recently and they are more annoying now.
    Last edited by Brian Elfert; 03-09-2023 at 3:26 PM.

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    It's all in how you search.
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    Although I don't think that feature has been available since April 1, 2013.

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    Although occasionally the algorithm has a sense of humor:
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    Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
    "Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
    We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
    The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
    The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
    You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.

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