Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 14:59:58 -0700
From: Sam Pierce <scpierce at gmail.com>
To: WSFA members <wsfalist at wsfa.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Google's "Error Message"
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

And now we have the "waffles" links.  Apparently Yahoo's new search
engine has some similarity in web ranking as Google's so waffles gets
the same #1 result, johnkerry.com.  However, Yahoo gives number 2 to
georgewbush.com which doesn't even make the top twenty on Google.

On Sat, 15 May 2004 15:21:24 -0400, Candy Madigan
<candymadigan at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Actually, that's been there for months and months, so I seriously doubt
> that anyone has gotten in trouble for it.
>
> At 02:01 AM 5/15/2004, you wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 14 May 2004 04:58:19 -0700 (PDT) Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com>
> >writes:
> > > This came to me via e-mail from a friend:
> > >
> > > ------
> > >
> > > Try this very soon, before someone forces Google to fix its
> > > site:
> > >
> > > 1) Go to www.Google.com
> > > 2) Type in "weapons of mass destruction" (DON'T hit return)
> > > 3) Hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button, NOT the "Google
> > > search"
> > > 4) Read the "error message" carefully. The WHOLE page.
> > >
> > > Someone at Google really has a sense of humour. And will
> > > probably be fired soon!!!
> > >
> >
> >It's probably not someone at Google.  That is probably a result of
> >'google bombing', something which is done by people outside google.  If
> >you hit the search button, a link to that same 'cannot be found' page
> >comes up as the first item.
> >
> >Ron Kean
>
> Candy
>
> P.S. I don't have any pictures yet, but see my new web-site at
> www.hourglass-creations.com
>