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Googlewhack: An Idle Google Game Part 2

An oldie but a goodie for wasting time.

Googlewhack is a game where you type two words into a Google search to yield only one result (it even has its own website). It’s pretty difficult but infinitely rewarding (as all time wasters are). In a few minutes of trying the best I got was two results for “shwar aardvark”. You have to spell things correctly of course or else you’re cheating (even with spelling errors it’s still hard since lots of people can’t spell).

The first rule of Googlewhack: don’t brag about your Googlewhack find on the internet; you’ll unGooglewhack yourself. So if you get one we’ll just have to take your word for it.

An Idle Google Game

If you’re bored try this, courtesy of John Green’s blog (and here, Hank is his brother) via Marshall County Library’s Young Adult Blog:

Type your name into Google followed by a verb then hit ‘search’ to make all sorts of discoveries.

Example number 1:
Grimm says…
… he is ready for Steelers’ top coaching job.

I sure am, yes siree, let me at them! The Steelers, they play American football right?

Example number 2:
Grimm does… 
… not need to hide behind some absurd mask

Actually yes I do – it’s much easier to write with mask firmly intact.

Other verbs to consider: eats, loves, needs, wants, wears, loves… basically anything you can think of.

This really is totally a great way of looking like you’re doing important work.