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Google News Has Russian Army Invading Savannah, GA

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-an-eddie-izzard-sketch dept.

theodp writes "If you checked out Google-wannabe Cuil, you learned that mapping search results to relevant images isn't a trivial task. But even Big Dog Google isn't immune to embarrassing graphics gaffes. Readers of Google News were shown that Russian troops are thrusting into the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, thanks to the Google Maps graphic accompanying a story about Russian incursions into Georgia — the nation-state in the Caucasus, not the Caucasian-pride-ridden state in the southern US. Yahoo! Answers also had some fun with the GA-Georgia mix-up — 'I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie' (Google cache) — before a spoilsport deleted the question."

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  1. aha! by jacquesm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I understand where all those references to WWIII are coming from, the Russians are invading Georgia :)

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    1. Re:aha! by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny
      No, just thrusting into some skirts or other.
      To paraphrase Carlin:

      "Our counter-thrust must be to prick holes in the stiff front erected by the Russians leaders.
      We must keep mounting an offensive to penetrate any crack in their defenses.
      Let's get on them.
      Let's ram through a stiff response so it will be hard for them to get it up.
      It'll be hard on us, but we can't lick them by being soft!"

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  2. google by alxkit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google News Has Russian Army Invading Savannah, GA

    so... ummm... russian army works for google?

  3. Re:poor russians by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

    I always wanted to start a burger chain in Effingham country called "Effingham Burgers." You can get an Effingham Burger, or an Effingham Sandwich.

    The come with effing fries.

  4. Redhat? by Gertlex · · Score: 4, Funny

    Black Hats and White Hats?

    I think this is definitely a Red Hat problem.

  5. Re:Pay Attention (Offtopic) by sanctimonius+hypocrt · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Unfortunately, since we have taken Iraq unilaterally, Russia is free to take Georgia unilaterally, and any other province they can get away with."

    I knew it had to be Bush's fault, but I wasn't sure how.