Google suggestions in lovely tree form

March 8, 2010 6:49 PM

What Do You Suggest? is a supercool way of visually exploring the suggestions Google offers as you type, suggestions that have long served to baffle and amuse. If you can't find your own intriguing suggestion tree, use the random word or question option...
posted by blahblahblah (22 comments total)

Oh, I love this.

Is My Girlfriend

Is My Boyfriend

Can A Human

Can My Parents

And, obligatory: Metafilter
posted by dunkadunc at 6:56 PM on March 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Sadly, you can't do "Is My Penis" due to Safesearch.
posted by dunkadunc at 7:02 PM on March 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

...but apparently my erection is normal.
posted by gman at 7:07 PM on March 8, 2010

I, for one, welcome our new...
posted by Solon and Thanks at 7:20 PM on March 8, 2010

Is my cat trying...?
(The answer is yes).
posted by inkytea at 7:27 PM on March 8, 2010 [4 favorites]

It's normal for up to four hours. Then you should run away from yourself at top speed because it's about to explode like a mission impossible briefing.
posted by Babblesort at 7:29 PM on March 8, 2010

Why is my
posted by louche mustachio at 8:17 PM on March 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

METAFILTER --- WIKI --- HAMBURGER
posted by The Whelk at 8:54 PM on March 8, 2010

Rob Cockerham explored this recently.
posted by christopherious at 9:49 PM on March 8, 2010

Why do Pakistanis...

Baffling, sad, and amusing all at the same time.

I notice a few search auto suggestions don't activate. I'm guessing there's some kind of PC police force at Google? Or is there a auto suggestion mode function I'm not aware of, similar to Google Image search?
posted by uncanny hengeman at 11:21 PM on March 8, 2010

Americans get it far worse. And if you were to go by the reading material they sell at the grocery store, you'd think this was spot-on.
posted by dunkadunc at 11:37 PM on March 8, 2010

How do I get blood out of a ...

(darn, no satanic tunics)
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 12:03 AM on March 9, 2010

uncanny hengeman, I spent a whole afternoon last week exploring racist suggestions on Google after I discovered you need only type "why" to get the suggestion "why are black people so loud". (It's actually become more popular since, moving up to second in the list.) The internet can be so gross. But this site is one of the nice parts.

Anyway, I suppose it's better than when people ask those questions to your face. Recently, in a bar in Brittany, an extremely drunk German peered into my mouth and asked me, mournfully and in slow motion: "Why do black people have such perfect teeth?"

My dear, the better to eat you with.
posted by two or three cars parked under the stars at 12:08 AM on March 9, 2010 [4 favorites]

I'm still tickled that "Why can't I ... own a Canadian" is the top hit.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 12:13 AM on March 9, 2010

people seem very confused about this hamburger thing
posted by delmoi at 12:23 AM on March 9, 2010

Wow, "Why are Americans so" leads to

- stupid
- fat
- ignorant
- religious
- dumb
- lazy
- obese
- violent
- arrogant
- rude

All negative. AMERICA! HELL YEAH!
posted by DU at 5:07 AM on March 9, 2010

Wow, "Why are Americans so" leads to
- fat
- obese

We're not hungry, we're preparing for war!
posted by Evilspork at 5:39 AM on March 9, 2010

Google, you autocomplete me.
posted by ejoey at 9:04 AM on March 9, 2010

Who would win?

Life, the universe and everything

Why do...?
posted by misha at 9:20 AM on March 9, 2010

One of my favorite bloggers had a hilarious entry on this recently.
posted by zzazazz at 10:52 AM on March 9, 2010

Oh wow, I love the graphics and how slick this site is :) I doggedly maintain Suggest of the Day because the suggest feature keeps making me laugh :)
posted by cardamine at 5:25 AM on March 10, 2010

This is really neat.
posted by Peztopiary at 11:38 AM on March 10, 2010