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Old 04-13-2007, 11:53 AM   #1
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A laugh courtesy of Google

--Go to Google.com


--Click on Maps.


--Click on get Directions.


--From New York, New York


--To Paris, France.


--And read line # 23.
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Old 04-13-2007, 11:57 AM   #2
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hahaha that would be a record breaker :p
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:21 PM   #3
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Made me smile. It did the same thing from New York City to London, UK.
Those map programmers got some humor.
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:29 PM   #4
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Haha. That's great.
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:31 PM   #5
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Actually it does it for any European city from a US destination. Even Moscow!
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:35 PM   #6
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I tried some other combinations, but apparently they will never recommend that you swim across the Pacific.

Too cold, I guess.
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:36 PM   #7
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TOO MANY GREAT WHITE SHARKS!
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:39 PM   #8
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cheaper than flight, i'm getting my water wings ready as i type
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Old 04-13-2007, 12:41 PM   #9
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Don't forget the goosefat.
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Old 04-13-2007, 01:15 PM   #10
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Don't forget the goosefat.
it would need to be a goose the size of a kentucky fried rex
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Old 04-13-2007, 01:20 PM   #11
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Speaking of google, here is an irish version of google. :p
http://www.doogle.org/
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Old 04-13-2007, 01:21 PM   #12
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feckin brilliant!
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Old 04-13-2007, 01:22 PM   #13
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Speaking of google, here is an irish version of google. :p
http://www.doogle.org/
Hahaha

I typed in the search word "shite". Very funny stuff.
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Old 04-13-2007, 02:00 PM   #14
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I find it interesting that they take you all the way up the coast before your waterborne portion of the journey (no matter where you define your point of origin). I could scoot over to AC on the AC Expressway and hit the drink much sooner.
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Old 04-13-2007, 05:16 PM   #15
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I Doogled Father Ted, that was fun.
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