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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (68576)	2/16/2001 1:06:47 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I don't really have a favorite anymore ... I think they are all crummy compared to awhile ago. No doubt due to trying to make a living by selling slants on search results. I'll try out the translation biz, they can be pretty funny ... I love the ones that come out 180 degrees the other way like turning "I love you, my sweetpea" into "I'm going to kill you, you turgid vegetable.". -g-

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (68576)	2/16/2001 1:14:52 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Google is the best search engine, IMO, because all you have to do is list the words you want to include, in no particular order. Given the way language is structured, people can express a concept using the words in different orders, and Google will give you all pages with the terms you use, regardless of the order. But it used to be very good about putting the pages with the words in close proximity at the top of the list, and it doesn't do that as well as it used to any more. Another problem is that it cannot do wildcard searches, so airplanes won't give you airplane, and airplane* doesn't work.