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Be sure to check out the main Wikipedia page today

#1 Post by DeadlyProduce » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:20 am

It's quite amusing.
What hump?

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#2 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:55 am

I'm not seeing it.

I'm not sure I ever looked at this page before so maybe I'm missing the hilarity.
No matter where you go, there you are.

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#3 Post by earendel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:08 am

andrewjackson wrote:I'm not seeing it.

I'm not sure I ever looked at this page before so maybe I'm missing the hilarity.
If you click the "more" link it takes you to the real page, with a note at the top about April Fool's Day.
Spoiler
The information on the main page is true, but written in such a way as to seem like a prank. The real page tells all about Ima Hogg, a real person.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#4 Post by Deaf Mini » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:11 am

My kids have discovered Fun With Google.

Go to Google, and type in

google pig latin

or

google gothic

google easter egg

google bear share

and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

There are more, but I forget already. The Pig Latin and Gothic are the best. Easter egg is fun to play for a kid. The bear one is just kinda lame.
What?

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#5 Post by KillerTomato » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:16 am

andrewjackson wrote:I'm not seeing it.

I'm not sure I ever looked at this page before so maybe I'm missing the hilarity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

The "Did You Know" section changes every time you load it, I think...
There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust while the infamous sit at banquets.
-- Robert G. Ingersoll

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#6 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:17 am

earendel wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:I'm not seeing it.

I'm not sure I ever looked at this page before so maybe I'm missing the hilarity.
If you click the "more" link it takes you to the real page, with a note at the top about April Fool's Day.
Spoiler
The information on the main page is true, but written in such a way as to seem like a prank. The real page tells all about Ima Hogg, a real person.
Maybe I'm looking at the wrong Wikipedia main page.

http://www.wikipedia.org/

I don't see anything wrong with this page and no "more" link.
No matter where you go, there you are.

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#7 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:21 am

Ah, I found it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

The English Wikipedia main page.
No matter where you go, there you are.

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Re: Be sure to check out the main Wikipedia page today

#8 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:26 am

DeadlyProduce wrote:It's quite amusing.
Thanks for sharing. :)

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#9 Post by earendel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:44 am

Deaf Mini wrote:My kids have discovered Fun With Google.

Go to Google, and type in

google pig latin

or

google gothic

google easter egg

google bear share

and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

There are more, but I forget already. The Pig Latin and Gothic are the best. Easter egg is fun to play for a kid. The bear one is just kinda lame.
You have to be careful when using Google. A friend at church related Sunday that his daughter, age 6 has "discovered" Google. She's big into "My Little Pony" figures, and has been Googling for images. My friend said, "It's surprising what comes up when you search 'my little pony' - he's now looking at CyberSitter or NetNanny for his computer.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#10 Post by Deaf Mini » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:48 am

earendel wrote:
Deaf Mini wrote:My kids have discovered Fun With Google.

Go to Google, and type in

google pig latin

or

google gothic

google easter egg

google bear share

and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

There are more, but I forget already. The Pig Latin and Gothic are the best. Easter egg is fun to play for a kid. The bear one is just kinda lame.
You have to be careful when using Google. A friend at church related Sunday that his daughter, age 6 has "discovered" Google. She's big into "My Little Pony" figures, and has been Googling for images. My friend said, "It's surprising what comes up when you search 'my little pony' - he's now looking at CyberSitter or NetNanny for his computer.
Yup. Use the Net Nanny trial to see how you like it first.

My kids are old enough that I can just tell them No Google Images, or Video, and please use a dictionary to look up a word if you don't know what it means instead of Googling it, or I will take away your internet connection.

Because they know I Mean It.
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#11 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:13 am

earendel wrote:
Deaf Mini wrote:My kids have discovered Fun With Google.

Go to Google, and type in

google pig latin

or

google gothic

google easter egg

google bear share

and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

There are more, but I forget already. The Pig Latin and Gothic are the best. Easter egg is fun to play for a kid. The bear one is just kinda lame.
You have to be careful when using Google. A friend at church related Sunday that his daughter, age 6 has "discovered" Google. She's big into "My Little Pony" figures, and has been Googling for images. My friend said, "It's surprising what comes up when you search 'my little pony' - he's now looking at CyberSitter or NetNanny for his computer.
I did a search for "My Little Pony" and only My Little Pony related stuff came up. I think that if you set your google searches for Safe Search, the nasty stuff doesn't show up.

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#12 Post by earendel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:24 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:
earendel wrote:
Deaf Mini wrote:My kids have discovered Fun With Google.

Go to Google, and type in

google pig latin

or

google gothic

google easter egg

google bear share

and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

There are more, but I forget already. The Pig Latin and Gothic are the best. Easter egg is fun to play for a kid. The bear one is just kinda lame.
You have to be careful when using Google. A friend at church related Sunday that his daughter, age 6 has "discovered" Google. She's big into "My Little Pony" figures, and has been Googling for images. My friend said, "It's surprising what comes up when you search 'my little pony' - he's now looking at CyberSitter or NetNanny for his computer.
I did a search for "My Little Pony" and only My Little Pony related stuff came up. I think that if you set your google searches for Safe Search, the nasty stuff doesn't show up.
I'm not sure how my friend's daughter entered the search, with or without quotes around the words, or something else. He may also have been exaggerating for humorous effect. I haven't tried it personally.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#13 Post by earendel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:25 am

Deaf Mini wrote:
earendel wrote:
Deaf Mini wrote:My kids have discovered Fun With Google.

Go to Google, and type in

google pig latin

or

google gothic

google easter egg

google bear share

and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

There are more, but I forget already. The Pig Latin and Gothic are the best. Easter egg is fun to play for a kid. The bear one is just kinda lame.
You have to be careful when using Google. A friend at church related Sunday that his daughter, age 6 has "discovered" Google. She's big into "My Little Pony" figures, and has been Googling for images. My friend said, "It's surprising what comes up when you search 'my little pony' - he's now looking at CyberSitter or NetNanny for his computer.
Yup. Use the Net Nanny trial to see how you like it first.

My kids are old enough that I can just tell them No Google Images, or Video, and please use a dictionary to look up a word if you don't know what it means instead of Googling it, or I will take away your internet connection.

Because they know I Mean It.
Our church has three "public" computers that members can use (rather than tying up the office machines). They all have Net Nanny installed on them and it seems to work fairly well.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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