[identity profile] frandowdsofa.livejournal.com 2008-06-21 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
drool ...

I was surprised earlier when my sister sent me photos of my great-uncle's war grave in Belgium, and gmail decided I needed to know about http://www.magicscarf.com/ , swiftly followed by the Google project to calculate and map my carbon footprint.

[identity profile] aardvark179.livejournal.com 2008-06-21 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
You can have a special prize if you can work out why searching for Tim Van Eyken got me ads for Greek Orthodox related things. I worked it out, but I wasn't aware their ad words stuff did puns.

[identity profile] surliminal.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Did I ever tell you about how I searched for China Mieville and got ads for Air China??

[identity profile] ang-grrr.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
It's only now that I realise the difference I'm getting with my gmail is that I don't get ads anymore.

[identity profile] desperance.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, poor Bugshaw! (M'friends in Henley had a cake of cheeses at their wedding; I hadn't met the notion before, and liked it very much. 'Specially when I got sent him with the traditional slice(s) of cake...)

[identity profile] frandowdsofa.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
I was getting very interested in your local wedding traditions there for a minute ...

[identity profile] desperance.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hee. If only. (Well, dammit, I was the bride's best man; I don't see any reason why I shouldn't get the groom. With cake. *nods*)

[identity profile] bohemiancoast.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
Although I feel for you, I am so having a cheese tower at my next wedding.

[identity profile] adela-terrell.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
I am going to find someone to marry just so I can have said Cheese Goodness.

[identity profile] desperance.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
Do it, I urge you both. It is fabulous.

[identity profile] fishlifter.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
This is one of the few wedding-related things I've ever seen and thought, I want to do that...

[identity profile] adela-terrell.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
mm yes....

[identity profile] surliminal.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
me too!

[identity profile] marypcb.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
there's a classic one that I can't link to because the photo hosting site blocks it for traffic reasons. chap and girlfriend have acrimonious breakup; three months later girl emails to see if they can talk about being friends again; Gmail plasters the message with ads for relationship counseling.

next step, Gmail's Clippy: it looks like you;re trying to have an argument. would you like some help with that?

[identity profile] ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com 2008-06-22 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Have just drooled over my cat. Not good.