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Title: oh my god they did it
Post by: BigCat on April 01, 2010, 02:30:11 AM
Topeka/Google name swap complete. Truly a new low for the state of Kansas when some douchebag decides it'd be cute to whore out the capital city's name to a private enterprise for cheap broadband, and now you're the butt of April Fool's around the world. Ya blew it.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: fatty fat fat on April 01, 2010, 04:49:57 AM
lmao. how can you not love this state? so adorable.
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Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 06:24:59 AM
http://www.google.com/

How can you say this is anything but awesome?

:lol:
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Post by: Cire on April 01, 2010, 06:28:03 AM
HAHAHAHA.  People all over the world (probably the US too) are going to be WTF!
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Post by: chum1 on April 01, 2010, 06:31:06 AM
Wow.  You can't buy publicity like that.
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Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 01, 2010, 07:55:59 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.
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Post by: Saulbadguy on April 01, 2010, 08:06:53 AM
 :gocho:
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 08:07:49 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.

why?  How could you think this is anything but fantastic?
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Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 01, 2010, 08:17:22 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.

why?  How could you think this is anything but fantastic?

Just that's its on April Fools Day and this probably means that Topeka won't be winning that contest. :dunno:
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 08:23:38 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.

why?  How could you think this is anything but fantastic?

Just that's its on April Fools Day and this probably means that Topeka won't be winning that contest. :dunno:

I think this means they have a much better chance than they would if they'd done nothing, or even did what pretty much every other city in America did.  Even if they don't get the fiber, Topeka was brilliant here.
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 01, 2010, 08:25:55 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.

why?  How could you think this is anything but fantastic?

Just that's its on April Fools Day and this probably means that Topeka won't be winning that contest. :dunno:

I think this means they have a much better chance than they would if they'd done nothing, or even did what pretty much every other city in America did.  Even if they don't get the fiber, Topeka was brilliant here.
I work with one of the organizers of the community push to get Google here.  I just told i'll be :facepalm: if we don't get it.  It will all look kind of embarrassing.
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 08:32:29 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.

why?  How could you think this is anything but fantastic?

Just that's its on April Fools Day and this probably means that Topeka won't be winning that contest. :dunno:

I think this means they have a much better chance than they would if they'd done nothing, or even did what pretty much every other city in America did.  Even if they don't get the fiber, Topeka was brilliant here.
I work with one of the organizers of the community push to get Google here.  I just told i'll be :facepalm: if we don't get it.  It will all look kind of embarrassing.

NOT ANY MORE!  :ksu: <-but for topeka (google?)
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 01, 2010, 08:38:01 AM
I'm kinda on the fence on this one.

why?  How could you think this is anything but fantastic?

Just that's its on April Fools Day and this probably means that Topeka won't be winning that contest. :dunno:

I think this means they have a much better chance than they would if they'd done nothing, or even did what pretty much every other city in America did.  Even if they don't get the fiber, Topeka was brilliant here.

They thought outside of the box for sure.
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Post by: mcmwcat on April 01, 2010, 08:53:28 AM
Topeka is a worldwide trending topic on twitter

 :excited:

great job 'peka
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: mcmwcat on April 01, 2010, 08:55:26 AM
and all of the city of topeka's web sites are down  :flush:
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Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 01, 2010, 08:59:57 AM
and all of the city of topeka's web sites are down  :flush:

Well played on their part actually.
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Post by: pissclams on April 01, 2010, 09:01:47 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends
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Post by: pike on April 01, 2010, 09:06:15 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

"what does topeka mean"

lol
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Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 01, 2010, 09:08:29 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

Quote
black america web
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Post by: kougar24 on April 01, 2010, 11:02:34 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas
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Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 11:03:31 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas

LOL
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Post by: kso_FAN on April 01, 2010, 11:26:19 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas

 :garr:  :chainsaw: <--uss nicholas
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: kougar24 on April 01, 2010, 11:30:55 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas

 :garr:  :chainsaw: <--uss nicholas

LOL, the pirate thing? Wasn't that like last year?
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 11:43:05 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas

 :garr:  :chainsaw: <--uss nicholas

LOL, the pirate thing? Wasn't that like last year?

LOL, why don't you google it, dumbass.
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Post by: kso_FAN on April 01, 2010, 11:46:07 AM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas

 :garr:  :chainsaw: <--uss nicholas

LOL, the pirate thing? Wasn't that like last year?

LOL, why don't you google it, dumbass.

Yeah.

This is like a real US versus pirates battle.  Hopefully will be a movie someday.
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Post by: Dirty Sanchez on April 01, 2010, 07:56:46 PM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

"what does topeka mean"

lol

Topeka means "A good place to dig potatoes"

Its true.  Seriously.
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Post by: WildCatzPhreak on April 01, 2010, 08:10:22 PM
Quote
Related searches:
topeka, somali pirates, google kansas, what does topeka mean, april fools jokes
I'm laughing and crying on the inside.
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Post by: kougar24 on April 01, 2010, 08:36:26 PM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

wtf is the USS Nicholas

 :garr:  :chainsaw: <--uss nicholas

LOL, the pirate thing? Wasn't that like last year?

LOL, why don't you google it, dumbass.

Don't you mean topeka it, DUMBASS?
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2010, 10:48:31 PM
incredible.

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

awesome site to play with:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=kansas+state+basketball&ctab=0

Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: felix rex on April 01, 2010, 11:35:38 PM
Thought this was awesome when I saw it. Nothing but positive pub from the elite jetsetters I run with on the east coast.
Title: Re: oh my god they did it
Post by: 0.42 on July 28, 2014, 10:50:30 PM
Google is an indian word for "a good place to grow potatoes"

ah, eff it. i just luked a luke. i'll own it.