Did anyone deliberately search for something rude or stupid just to imagine some random stranger getting a pagefull of unwanted results?
Me neither, I was just asking... posted by AndrewStephens at 1:17 AM on October 14, 2009 [3 favorites]
I got "How to communicate with a cute stranger". posted by minifigs at 1:18 AM on October 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
I wonder if goatse is filtered... posted by benzo8 at 1:32 AM on October 14, 2009
I got "moobs" posted by nímwunnan at 1:32 AM on October 14, 2009
Reminds me of Twitter in a way. Short declarations ("I am hungry," "School awaits me"), links to something the sender has an interest in ("Underoath," "used dildos"), or maybe even political innuendo ("Fecundación in vitro" ).
The difference is that instead of posting it to the internet for anyone to see, forever; Mystery Google is more like slipping a note into a random locker at school. Someone's going to read it, but that's all you know. Any meaning you attach to your search is unimportant, because there's no way for the receiver to even begin to understand what your intentions are.
It's late and my brain isn't working, but this strikes me as the sort of thing that art people would go nuts over. posted by clorox at 1:33 AM on October 14, 2009
It just keeps telling me to kill and giving me google map locations. posted by TwelveTwo at 1:33 AM on October 14, 2009 [6 favorites]
I've just been searching for "furry fandom" over and over again in the hopes of disturbing the maximum number of people in the least offensive way possible. posted by tehloki at 1:33 AM on October 14, 2009
This appears to have been inspired by a recent blog post on this cafe, yes? (Based on domain registration.) posted by disillusioned at 1:34 AM on October 14, 2009 [2 favorites]
Alright, which one of you searched for "God helmet"? posted by clorox at 1:34 AM on October 14, 2009
Search engines that give entirely random results have been discussed previously.
There's a difference between random results and someone else's results. There's also a difference between what you would search for with Google and what you "search" for with Mystery Google. posted by clorox at 1:36 AM on October 14, 2009
I got a search that read "if you read this, copy and paste it into mystery google to reuse for the next victim.if you read this, copy and paste it into mystery google to reuse for the next victim.if you read this, copy and paste it into mystery google to reuse for the next victim."
No, I don't think I'll be doing that. posted by JHarris at 1:37 AM on October 14, 2009
Now nothing stands in the way of our seeing Michael Jackson's posthumous last concert.
text 07896xxxxxx for cookies. you know you want to.
Huh?!?
(I've censored the actual number out of some misguided sense of protection.) posted by i_cola at 1:38 AM on October 14, 2009
perfect. the web has been waiting for this. posted by telstar at 1:44 AM on October 14, 2009
"Will you marry me? kyleporter865@gmail.com" posted by fire&wings at 1:45 AM on October 14, 2009
Eventually, I got - "if you read this, copy and paste it into mystery google to reuse for the next victim. Go on, I DARE YOU" which yielded search results for "stop doing this" posted by EatTheWeak at 1:47 AM on October 14, 2009 [2 favorites]
... which is advice I should have heeded, as continuing to play with Mystery Google got me some search results that led to trainwreck a Yahoo Answers thread that has pretty well compounded my thankfulness for AskMe and my general despair regarding basic literacy and decency online. posted by EatTheWeak at 1:53 AM on October 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
Now nothing stands in the way of our seeing Michael Jackson's posthumous last concert.
Dutifully entered into Mystery Google. posted by twoleftfeet at 1:53 AM on October 14, 2009
Awwww, the one I got was sweet. It said, "Call your boyfriend and tell him you love him, he will appreciate hearing it no matter what time it is."
Adorable! *picks up phone* posted by WidgetAlley at 1:56 AM on October 14, 2009
I got something sexual. This is my surprised face.
(Though the winky emoticon at the end of the search string was a nice touch). posted by Infinite Jest at 1:59 AM on October 14, 2009
I just searched for "How can I be more like Son of Sam?" posted by Joey Michaels at 2:08 AM on October 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
Turns out it won't accept search queries that are less than four characters long. So my questions about the FBI and CIA are left unanswered by this oracle. posted by twoleftfeet at 2:08 AM on October 14, 2009
I got "Help! A giantess stole my socks" posted by Solon and Thanks at 2:17 AM on October 14, 2009
There must be a tremendous amount of filtering going on. Come on, Google, what did the person in front of me really search for? posted by Auden at 2:24 AM on October 14, 2009
There must be a tremendous amount of filtering going on.
Hmm, I dunno. I've only hit "search" five times, and I've already gotten results for "dog sex", "fat boobs", and "lady gagas penis". posted by arianell at 2:29 AM on October 14, 2009
Alright, which one of you searched for "God helmet"?
Hehehe. I just did, to ya know... pay it forward. posted by moonshine at 2:29 AM on October 14, 2009
wait, is this the previous search from all of Google, or just the previous search of the person searching via Mystery Google?
Because... the result of my last Mystery Google search was ":-) If you get this search, have a nice day." posted by Auden at 2:34 AM on October 14, 2009
A search for "mystery google" returns: That is the site you are on.
Aw, that's no fun! posted by coizero at 2:36 AM on October 14, 2009
wait, is this the previous search from all of Google, or just the previous search of the person searching via Mystery Google?
I hope it's from the previous Mystery Google search.
Cause otherwise, it would be even weirder that the person before me was searching for info on a particular Metafilter mod's sexual organs. posted by eatyourcellphone at 2:38 AM on October 14, 2009 [4 favorites]
I just clicked the search button without typing anything, and it told me "Please don't type gibberish." So I searched for "gibberish", and it told me "Well, aren't you clever."
That I am. posted by hariya at 2:43 AM on October 14, 2009
I have been told that I am lying, to have a nice day, been directed to a few interesting music videos, someone is trying to convert me to go vegan, I have been damned, lost the game, and been linked to a painting of Obama naked with unicorns.
Seems like a normal day on the internet. posted by Saydur at 2:50 AM on October 14, 2009 [3 favorites]
"colostomy explosion"
and this was just before breakfast... damn you, whoever you are! posted by HuronBob at 2:58 AM on October 14, 2009
I typed in "Hello from Metafilter!" - I wonder if the person who gets it will understand. :D posted by Xany at 3:01 AM on October 14, 2009
I got 'butt' and a youtube video for 'Woman Pissed Bout New Butt Implants'. posted by shinyshiny at 3:10 AM on October 14, 2009
I typed in "goatse" about 8 or 9 times until I got "sleep" back. posted by Pseudology at 3:34 AM on October 14, 2009
the person before me was searching for "hotmail" posted by snofoam at 4:36 AM on October 14, 2009
Inspired by HuronBob, my search for: "colostomy grabbag" netted me "KITTENS! KITTENS! KITTENS!". Excellent! posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:38 AM on October 14, 2009
wow - this is like an exquisite corpse in reverse - or inside out - or something...
i got "panda-shaped vegetables"
hee hee posted by jammy at 4:58 AM on October 14, 2009
"why am I so alone?" ---> "i like pie" posted by The Whelk at 5:51 AM on October 14, 2009
Well, the results aren't filtered, but I can attest that my search for "Mercy" (saw a commercial this morning...ohhhh, nurses!) gave me the results for "fuck," so there's some poetry there for you. posted by kittens for breakfast at 6:09 AM on October 14, 2009
...the server where this page is located isn’t responding. posted by cjorgensen at 7:13 AM on October 14, 2009
Who searched for the 503? Not cool, people. posted by mccarty.tim at 7:21 AM on October 14, 2009
I want a google that returns what the person AFTER me will search for. (This could actually be done, with an imperceptible delay.) posted by Obscure Reference at 7:35 AM on October 14, 2009
This has been the strangest thing- one of the websites I run has been getting a bunch of new hits every day for the past week from mysterygoogle.com - redirected right from their main page, which didn't make sense to me, since it sends you to google results page.
Then I realized that my website is the "I'm feeling lucky" hit for a particular search term, one which must appeal to the nature of those wishing to creep out the next mystery googler:
Wasn't there some kinda of thing like this on WebCrawler way back when? It would give you a page of current searches and you could refresh the page infinitely? I think there was a regular one and a naughty one and had some sort of inspector logo. posted by sweetmarie at 9:40 AM on October 14, 2009
I searched for my work and came back with - "Camo Edible Condom". Somehow that is just so fitting. posted by Jenny is Crafty at 10:46 AM on October 14, 2009
Aww.. "i cant tell him that so i will confess to you mysterygoogler i love you foivos" posted by Free word order! at 11:16 AM on October 14, 2009
"obey the kitteh" --> "Jesus"
Huh.
"ceiling cat is watching you masturbate" --> "nun lube"
Uh ...
"socks" --> "MLIA"
Hm.
"mantastic" --> "largest belly button in the world"
Downright creepy. posted by notashroom at 11:41 AM on October 14, 2009
Wikipedia article "Phalloplasty refers to the (re-)construction of a penis or, sometimes, artificial modification of the penis by surgery, often for cosmetic purposes. It is also often used to refer to penis enlargement. The first phalloplasty done for the purposes of sexual reassignment was performed on transman Michael Dillon in 1946 by Dr. Harold Gillies, which is documented in Pagan Kennedy's book The First Man-Made Man."
This has confirmed everything I know about the internet: it is all about the penis. posted by nestor_makhno at 11:42 AM on October 14, 2009
who's the joker who did "If you're reading this, I'm you from the future. That may not make sense to you now, but you will understand tommorrow. Don't be alarmed, I mean no h.arm. I'm just here to warn you not to drink tap water until Christmas! xoxo, your future self:)" posted by mrgrimm at 1:13 PM on October 14, 2009
Hah, I got Ron Paul. posted by Nattie at 4:06 PM on October 14, 2009
Oh great. "I want c*ck now" is going to be in my work browser history. posted by Kickstart70 at 6:30 PM on October 14, 2009
I entered "defy gravity," ... and got "what is love?"
I think this thing works. posted by namasaya at 7:49 PM on October 14, 2009
it sent me right back here. no lie. posted by djduckie at 7:54 PM on October 14, 2009
So, then I tried "how to solve this," ... and got "quantum physics."
People, the thing was just switched on and it's already a master of love and 21st century science. posted by namasaya at 8:03 PM on October 14, 2009
So, I had to ask the obvious question: "is this thing safe?"
And I'm relieved to say it answered "yes, yes i am." So that's all right then. posted by namasaya at 8:06 PM on October 14, 2009
Speaking of safe, I got...somebody's phone number. Really. With a "Call Please!" before it. Should I give a ring? posted by FireballForever at 8:09 PM on October 14, 2009
Of course whenever I try it I get stuff like "hot girls with huge boobs" posted by MustardTent at 6:31 AM on October 15, 2009
I randomly got someones number. They told me to text them. So I did...I think I frightened them away. posted by mind2body at 1:51 PM on October 15, 2009
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Me neither, I was just asking...
posted by AndrewStephens at 1:17 AM on October 14, 2009 [3 favorites]