Google News Has Russian Army Invading Savannah, GA 413
theodp writes "If you checked out Google-wannabe Cuil, you learned that mapping search results to relevant images isn't a trivial task. But even Big Dog Google isn't immune to embarrassing graphics gaffes. Readers of Google News were shown that Russian troops are thrusting into the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, thanks to the Google Maps graphic accompanying a story about Russian incursions into Georgia — the nation-state in the Caucasus, not the Caucasian-pride-ridden state in the southern US. Yahoo! Answers also had some fun with the GA-Georgia mix-up — 'I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie' (Google cache) — before a spoilsport deleted the question."
aha! (Score:5, Funny)
Now I understand where all those references to WWIII are coming from, the Russians are invading Georgia :)
Re:aha! (Score:2, Funny)
more power to the necrophiliacs in this world...
google (Score:4, Funny)
so... ummm... russian army works for google?
Anyone at the pentagon use google news? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:aha! (Score:5, Funny)
To paraphrase Carlin:
"Our counter-thrust must be to prick holes in the stiff front erected by the Russians leaders.
We must keep mounting an offensive to penetrate any crack in their defenses.
Let's get on them.
Let's ram through a stiff response so it will be hard for them to get it up.
It'll be hard on us, but we can't lick them by being soft!"
Re:Editorializing in summary? (Score:4, Funny)
Haha, I've heard all the stereotype jokes before, but is that a typo or a Freudian Slip?
Re:poor russians (Score:5, Funny)
I always wanted to start a burger chain in Effingham country called "Effingham Burgers." You can get an Effingham Burger, or an Effingham Sandwich.
The come with effing fries.
Redhat? (Score:5, Funny)
Black Hats and White Hats?
I think this is definitely a Red Hat problem.
Re:Pay Attention (Offtopic) (Score:5, Funny)
"Unfortunately, since we have taken Iraq unilaterally, Russia is free to take Georgia unilaterally, and any other province they can get away with."
I knew it had to be Bush's fault, but I wasn't sure how.
Re:poor russians (Score:4, Funny)
Should I tell you about the Vietnamese noodle (pho) restaurant near me named Pho King?
"Where's our Pho King food?"
"It's right here. Here's your Pho King meal."
(the t-shirts say "It's Pho King Delicious", so it isn't accidental)
Re:aha! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What's so funny about an illegal war? (Score:3, Funny)
Russia doesn't want to damage it now. That's too easy. It wants CONTROL over it - to shut it off at politically convenient times, or to extract maximum cash from the dependent nations.
This war has nothing to do with Ossetia, and all to do with Russia wanting to become a world power through the use and abuse of energy distribution.
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