If you search for something on google.com, you might see a few "suggested searches" pop up as you type. Supposedly, these suggestions coincide with what your fellow Google patrons have been searching for recently, and I guess that can come in handy sometimes. One of the writers at Gizmodo discovered a bit of amusement by typing "I am extremely" into the Google search box.
Here are the top ten results, paired with the number of people who have searched for each phrase:
First of all: the Chinese? Sure, a billion people who don't speak your language can seem a bit intimidating...but they're soooo far away. It's like being afraid of Australians! I think it'd be much more appropriate to be terrified of the Canadians or the Mexicans; I feel like we really don't give them enough credit.
I am extremely angry 12,300,000 I am extremely tired 11,100,000 I am extremely depressed 4,750,000 I am extremely shy 3,580,000 I am extremely pleased 930,000 I am extremely grateful 839,000 I am extremely happy 769,000 I am extremely jealous 377,000 I am extremely lonely 321,000 I am extremely terrified of chinese people 303,000
Secondly, I've never felt compelled to type my current emotions into a Google search. I suppose that googling "I am extremely angry" is healthier than keying your ex's car, but it still strikes me as odd. Are these poor folks looking for some sort of answer? Or a support group?
Or love?
I also wonder how much overlap there is between the "angry," "depressed," and "terrified of chinese people" groups. One thing that we can take solace in, though, is that most people who are angry are neither terrified of Chinese people nor lonely. We are an angry nation, but we have friends, and we don't feel like we have to direct our anger to anything in particular. Truly, this is why I'm proud to be an American.
[Edit: apparently the ethnic terror is not actual terror (well, mostly at least), but rather the manifested interest in a PostSecret submission and/or the subtle-as-a-bag-of-bricks satirically xenophobic article that was inspired by said PostSecret submission. Oh well.]
I'm extremely terrified of Chinese people too... It's hard to feel comfortable at my house when my roommates are home - they're very intimidating!
OMG UR SO GAY
Don't think I'm not onto you, omgbbqguy. Your comment is a code...an anagram of SOGGY AMOUR, which is a reference to an article in the St. Helens Star, wherein the title was ever-so-conveniently misspelled. Men in Polish accents helping a woman whose car stalled out in standing water? An absurd story, and clearly a secret message to your comrades. Oh yes, don't think I won't venture down that rabbit hole. You can't put one past me, omgbbqguy. No sir, you cannot.
WTH??????????????? this is SO GAY
-OMGBBQGUY's sister
You know, I've never thought of it that way. I will take your fresh perspective to heart!
-Tim
*hug* you are the best tim
I'm so far-removed these days from the cyber-colloquialisms of the masses, I wasn't even sure people did that un-ironically anymore. What a pleasant surprise! Thanks, omgbbqguy!
And Timmy, I can't wait to be gay with you again sometime soon. Of all the flaming homosexuals I've dated, you're in the top five.
omgbbguy, you go owned...
It's like being afraid of Australians!
Sure, if there were forty Australias!
Really, we should be afraid of all the extremely angry people.
Please Kill me...
I can help you with that.
Tim,
Your response to omgbbqguy may have been one of the funniest things I've ever read. omgbbqguy is one of those typical idiots who thinks it's hilarious to use the word gay as often as possible.
And I totally agree with Michelle. I would go gay for you. Just to prove the barbecue man wrong.
When I was a small child, I asked my teacher, "When will I know that I've 'made it'?" She said, "Tim, how did you get my number? Stop calling me here." But the next day she said, "You'll know you have made it when the Internet goes gay for you."
I had no idea what the "Internet" or "gay" was at the time, but I get it now. I totally get it.
How could you say that About me? I assure you I PUT MY VERY HEART AND SOUL INTO THAT VERY POST!! I thought about it very carefully and came to the conclusion that it was gay.
I hated reading this page, and I should be able take back the time that it took for me to read it.
And yet, an obsession draws you back...as your mind is enveloped and the contagion spreads to others whom you hold dear. Precious minutes of your life drip away as if through an electronic burette, but still you return. Embrace this page, OMGBBQGUY; release yourself from the cognitive dissonance that holds its painful grip around your soul.
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Asians scare me more than Canadians!
Don't be afraid of we Canadians...we want to teach you how to be 'nice' to everyone, we want to show you how to sew our maple leaf to your backpack so you can travel Europe safely, we want to teach you how to make "poutine'...slow down and enjoy the maple syrup!
hes right we mean no harm to any one
Ha ha, you contributed to the Canadians one. Nice job
I speak english but i french better. donc je puis dire que les chinois ne m'inspirent pas du tout confiance!
loved reading this page. made my day. i'd like permission to copy that for the next time i see someone writing OMG UR SO GAY.
BTW, You know you wanna be Canadian, please!
CANADA AWWWAAAAAYYY~!
HEY TIM YOUR AN IDIOT!!!! austrailia is almost as close to you americans as china is so don't be such a dumb ass and canada has helped you idiots in so many fights and other things that you shouldn't be afraid of us...you should be praising us!!! YOU DUMBASS!!!! then again...people who are afraid of chinese people for no reason is kinda stupid too lol chinese people give us rice...then again so do the japanese...and i'd be more afraid of them cuz they have their robots and technology...they probably already have some transformer robots in disguise for their military purpouses XD
OMFG ANONYMOUS YOU SHOULD BE PRAISING US BEFORE WE TAKE OVER YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THE USA IS THE BEST COUNTRY EVAR AND WITHOUT US YOU'D BE NUKED MOTHERFUCKER
OMG!!!! CANADIANS??!!!! RUN AWAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that is a rasis comment
i don't agree with you at all
MEANNY1!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE MEANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU NEED TO GET A LIFE CAUSE AMERICANS ARE REALLY FAT and besides canadians AREN'T scary. who ever thought that was REALLY gay! you really seem stupid for spending your time on the computer telling people that canadians are scary when really the people who you know are canadians so therefore you are scared of your friends and by the way we dont say EH all the time it is a sterio type. Same with the fact that it snows all year round over here. fyi IT DOESN'T!!!! Ive been to america and it has so many fast food places it would be impossible not to be fat so you should be scared of yourself cause your country IS FATTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT!!!!!!!!!!
PS. I
Thank you for finally bringing a rational voice to this discussion.
IT'S ALSO A STEREOTYPICAL COMMENT WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE ALL FAT MADAFAKA, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GAY AND CANADIANS DON'T APPRECIATE US EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE STRONGEST MILITARY AND YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL WE'RE ALLIES, THAT'S WHY PEOPLE HATE CANADIANS!
YOU'RE A PREJUDICE AHEIST HATING COMMUNIST, LAMALOVER.
1. Russia's military is stronger
2. If people hate canada so much why do American sew a maple leaf onto their backpack when they travel europe?
3. Most Americans have poor education, much like yourself.
But wait...canadianese people are nice...
OK WTF??!!! CANADIANESE???!!!!! REALLY? ok people its CANADIAN or in plural context CANADIANS! that just proves you don't care about canadians. DINKLEDORF!
this is accualy the most stupidest things ive ever seen, anywhere.
canadiens are friendly , not jeroff's like an americain who wrote this stupid post .
like really ? get a life .
you really have NO life to spend your time writing an essay on how much people should dislike canadiens or mexicains because we're closer to your nation.
first of all, thats racist as anything can be .
second of all, i wouldnt be surprised if your some 40year old virgin.
because in all honnesty, you should REALLY get to know someone before even THINKING on judging someone,
and its preety sad that a 14 year old girl like me has to proove that to you.
so heres a little song for your judgement on AMAZING canadiens like us ::
uh, yea
from the land of the lost
Trans-Canada crossed
patriotic and a honor
with a hand on my heart
from the greatest of lakes
to the greenest of greens
to the rockiest mountains
and everything in between
o-o-o Canada
oh youre no fan of us?
cause our movie and TV shows are so amateur?
yeah, we laugh at off, that dont really bother me
look, we aint serious unless you really gotta be
humorous attitude like kids in the hall
like Jim Carey Mike Myers yeah we claiming them all
its the great white north
home of the funniest actors
the front of the joke
with an abundance of laughter
the red and white flag
keep it high keep it visual
people see Canada and get stereotypical
think we finish every sentence with buddy or bye
and if it aint that its either do, eh or guy
(Canataka A)
yeah we consider it people
and smoking marijuana
we consider it legal
still doing rap like the 1990s
but that's how we like it off timed and grimy
I know where I'm from and i told ya before
north of America hard to ignore
every time i go away i tell them for sure
im from Canada o-o-o Canada
(O Canada)
O Canada o-o-o Canada
(O canada)
I'm from Canada
o-o-o Canada
the class makes a sick beat, we call it a classic (x4)
I've been around the globe and
heard of confusion
honestly a lot oyall are ignorant and stupid
yes, we have microwaves, tvs and cell phones
unintelligent fuck we invented the telephone
we made Yahtzee
the light bulb, hockey
and bred the greatest playas Gretzky to Crosby
we all got at least one drinking buddy
and after one drink, all of us think were funny
our national mascots a damn beaver
O Canada we love our beaver
home oHells Angels the North-CMP
home of Gordon Lightfoot and nasty tv
the underground rail road
Georges St. Pierre
right here is where he calls home
our health care system
yall know its free
keep a girl banging with a full mouth of teeth
I wont even get into the music on the streets
they say hip hop is dead
naw its up north with me
I could do this all day its a part of my routine
but suppers almost done and tonight poutine
I know where I'm from and i told ya before
north of America hard to ignore
every time I go away i tell em for sure
Im from Canada o-o-o Canada
(I'm from the east coast of Canada)
o-o-o Canada
(I'm from the east east east coast)
yo yo!
see I'm from Canada so sometimes the words come out of my mouth like this
get used to it
(O Canada, we stand on guard for thee)
hope that puts a little sense into you.
That was wonderful, my young friend, thank you. However, I hope that some day you'll learn to understand/appreciate sarcasm. I'll give you credit for the admirable amount of gusto that you have in defending your beautiful chilly country, though.
-Tim, Canada's #1 U.S. fan (and Mexico's #5)
Hey your welcome Tim! =]Was that sacasm? I mean not all americans are fat. no true at all! =] thx for being canada's #1 fan! i personally like the usa. lol =3
guys hes saying you should be more afraid of mexicans and us canadians because were closer and more likely to rape they're wives and burn their homes because honestly a hooligan won't come half way around the world to mess up the U.S, and for those saying the U.S is fat, it's true something like 55% obesity rate, but us canadians are almost as bad, we have a 40% obesity rate, north american is just pure gluttony but whatever, good page, except the obnoxious people who constantly yell out YOU SPOKE YOUR MIND,THAT MAKES YOU HOMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOO or something along those lines
YOUR A HOOMMMMMMOOOOOO...you spoke your mind. dont call me a homo because i could have two in my hand and one in my mouth and still win a straight award. so bring on the replying war because im one of them damn canadaians EH? now in the mean time im going to go ride my polar bear to school and fill out all the ridiculous stereo types you gay ass tards make for us.
yourmama, who are you talking to? I think that teddy is Canadian and he didn't call anyone a homo.
teddy -- thank you, brutha...I wish I had an award to give you for correctly explaining this hilariously controversial post.
you know what tim ur gay. and go yourmama you rock ass. And again tim, im gonna force feed your american ass a baconator while a canabalistic hooker rapes you in the ass with a strapon using the baconator wrapper as a condom.
yourmama/tim.is.a.fag, you've got moxie, kid...now all you need is some gumption, and you'll be set. And I'll be waiting for that delicious Baconator!
ur sooooo gay..thats right gay.
u know moxie and gumption are practically the same thing....bitch
Sounds just like the words of someone who's all moxie and no gumption
I'm Canadian, should I be extremely terrified of myself?
I believe the manual says that you should be afraid of the United States and Santa Claus.
This is halarious! The funniest thing is how many people just don't get it. And to all you fellow Canadians angrily posting here: smarten up hosers! Sit down and enjoy a (real) beer, some ketchup chips, a Coffe Crisp and calm down, eh. Perhaps you'll be lucky enough someday to roll up the rim and win a sense of humor!
u know that were practically the same so y are we fighting? lik wtf?
So who should the chinese people be extremely afraid of? x]
The Mongolians, of course.
omg!fuck off! i thought canadians were supposed to be nice!! but were all fighting i now see them for what they really are!!! molesters all out to get us.....well i never had much luck wit dem candians the last one i met was a transgender....ya what now!!! and u guys are sendin ur faggots over to the us cause you dont want them!!! i see how it is..............Tim personally me n my friend found this hilarious and are glad that someone finally gets it all :)
I am extremely afraid of AMERICANS!!!!!
Canadian people aren't scary...
Well, that's all too easy to say when you're CANADIAN
so wait if im half anadian and half american who am i suppose to be afriad of??????:P mabey the penguins of madagascar :P :D XD