03-13-2009, 11:14 AM
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That's where I want to be.
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How did we function before Google?
 I can't go a day without googling something. Like: error messages how to's why's spelling of words lyrics videos ingredients recipes places maps.... I LOVE maps & satellite photos. images shopping coupon codes for online shopping product reviews and tons more. I love google. |
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03-13-2009, 11:19 AM
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I used to use Ask Jeeves. I liked the butler.
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03-13-2009, 11:26 AM
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No kidding. I keep wondering how anyone knew anything before the internet. There used to be a commercial for a preview of a movie (I think it was "Confessions of a Shopaholic" or something) in the preview there's a part where she gets a job as a financial advisor or similiar. Anyways, there's a part where she google's her job title and a guy walks by and says "did you just google what's a financial advisor?"
 It's hilarious and used to make me laugh so hard. It reminds me of myself some days
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03-13-2009, 11:29 AM
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That's where I want to be.
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That makes me laugh too.  Oh, and my dad is always calling with computer questions lately. I always ask if he googled it. If not, then I google it for him while on the phone & read him the answer or email him the link. Eventually, he catches on. LOL Yesterdays question was he was looking for a calendar he could print out. Found & done! |
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03-13-2009, 11:42 AM
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Yeah, I work at our district attorney's office, and we have ppl. that call that ask for all sorts of stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with us. Sometimes, we'll just google it for them and read exactly what's on the site and let them know repeatedly that when I google .... I find ....
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03-13-2009, 11:43 AM
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R.I.P. Possibly Un-PC Tag, R.I.P.
Back away from the cheesecake, lady!!! I had ponytails so tight, I couldn’t move my head I can't stop sniffing me 
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It has made me a much more well informed hypochondriac, I can tell you that much.
I turn into a Doctor anytime anyone gets prescribed a new medication at work, or has an ailment. I can run through symptoms with them, diagnose and tell them exactly what they'll be getting from their DR as a prescription - along with that med's side effects. I told my husband.... I could be one of those 'scam' doctor's who never had a license, but practiced for years and no one would ever know. 
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03-13-2009, 11:43 AM
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i cant think of life without google...it makes me look like a geek among my friends
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03-13-2009, 11:43 AM
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I'm on my 103rd attempt to grown my bangs out
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Libraries, dictionaries, writing companies for lost directions or recipes, and my favorite...ordering back issues of a magazine.
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03-13-2009, 11:45 AM
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R.I.P. Possibly Un-PC Tag, R.I.P.
Back away from the cheesecake, lady!!! I had ponytails so tight, I couldn’t move my head I can't stop sniffing me
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You know what though..... how many of us are at work right now?
They could probably cut the work staff at most places in half if they cut off the internet.  I have no IDEA what poor people like our parents actually DID all day at work!!! Poor things. 
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03-13-2009, 11:54 AM
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Oh well, I like to say I multi-task well
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03-13-2009, 11:55 AM
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Should we all send Al Gore a thank you note, since he invented the internet
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03-13-2009, 11:56 AM
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My husband doesn't fit in the overhead compartment- I tried
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I am a Google abuser
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03-13-2009, 12:07 PM
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That's where I want to be.
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I thought it was funny with all the sources she has, she turned to google first also.
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03-13-2009, 12:12 PM
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He NEVER EVER takes them out in public
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but i use google everyday for something mainly for construction nails and the like for my job
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03-13-2009, 12:25 PM
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bury my iPod with me, on shuffle, with headphones in my ears
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I have no desire to see the entire movie, but that commercial made me laugh every time. |
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