Google Suggest
I hope everyone else had a tokin’ April 20th. I ended up going to see SPC’s band play as part of a Humanities assignment. But it was all fun. So, if you remember my last post, I found something amusing on with Google’s advertising. This time, I found something even better (this appears to be undocumented, so Digg it!)
For those unaware, xkcd is a well-known and excellent webcomic. One of the most famous entries is the Cat Proximity (or “Kitty”) strip. For whatever reason, Google Suggest believes that “xkcd” is a misspelling of “sjcd” and “corrects” it for you. If you notice, it even “corrects” the search term for “sjcd kitty” which is definitely NOT the same query as “xkcd kitty.”
Anyway, just thought this was worth documenting. I’m sure there’s a wealth of other false typos in the system. Happy hunting! 
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April 20th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
It doesn’t do anything when I type “xkcd.” Maybe, it’s just you?
UsingApril 21st, 2007 at 12:15 am
Fast comment.
Yes, I forgot to include the Google Suggest link. Here it is filled in.
Thanks, I fixed it in the post
UsingApril 21st, 2007 at 4:16 am
You forgot that it ’s Adolf Hitler’s birthday too.
UsingApril 21st, 2007 at 1:00 pm
yeah it does a suggestion when you type xk for xj very cool lol
UsingApril 24th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Yeah, I had a great 4/20. Twas my birthday.
UsingApril 24th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Nothing like gettin’ stoned on your birthday, huh?
UsingApril 24th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
It’s a kitty!
UsingApril 27th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
I’d agree with that, Dan, but I’m not a smoker. =P
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