Saturday, February 17, 2007

gmail is a strange mistress

Look what I just learned:

If you type 'douchebag' into gmail and SpellCheck, one of the offered word choices is 'Toshiba.'

And yes, I was composing a very academic email.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSaturday, February 17, 2007 at 5:27:00 PM EST

    Yes, very academic. As the recipient, I'll vouch for it. It involved an obstacle to the suspension of disbelief towards the end of a brilliant film critique.

    This film:

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5452982579545117880

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  2. DMnSunday, February 18, 2007 at 1:30:00 AM EST

    Um, yes. We were talking about, uh, how old the origins of 'douche' must be as it refers to showering/cleansing in both Latinate and Germanic languages. Entirely highminded. Nothing to do with name-calling.

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  3. lanyardSunday, February 18, 2007 at 12:40:00 PM EST

    Well, Toshiba is a douchebag.

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  4. DMnSunday, February 18, 2007 at 1:11:00 PM EST

    I must hit the EssenceCheck.

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