How the under-7's understand google

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My daughter: What is in that house?

Me: I don't know.

My daughter: Ask the computer!

― moley (moley), Monday, 28 February 2005 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

My 6 1/2-year-old son got mad at us the other day and decided to move out. He went up to my wife's old broken laptop (no power, no screen) which he has in his room, opened it up, and started typing. My wife asked "What are you doing?" and he said "Buying a new house to live in...ON E-BAY!"

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 February 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Greatest thread ever, already.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 28 February 2005 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

awesome. this reminds me of sashe frere jones blog where he writes snippets of conversations with his children about esoteric subjects. i am NOT one of those people hating on having kids/bored of kid-talk etc. more please

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 28 February 2005 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)

From Rinkworks:

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us some email." -- 4 year old girl, misquoting the Lord's Prayer

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:01 (twenty-one years ago)

My brother, singing "Silent Night" to himself:

"Silen' nite
Holy nite
All is cammm
All is briiite
Round your furniture,
Mother and Child...."

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

you're laughing now, but wait until he actually DOES by a house on E-bay.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 28 February 2005 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

he said "It's awesome, it's in North Carolina and it's BLUE!"

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

No way.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

That's funny, that's how *I* think of Google too. And yes, SFJ's kid talk is one of my fave things on his blog.

― Sara Sherr, Monday, 28 February 2005 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

my oldest has learned of pac-man. "this! daddy, this!" he fumbles with the controls and thinks it's part of the game to crash into the ghosts. "yay! crash! oh no pac-man, the cheerioes are almost gone!"

― msp (msp), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris: Yes way. He's obsessed with the color blue and the state of North Carolina. He has had the state song ("The Old North State") memorized for a year.

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Let's not break the news just yet that NC is a red state.

― briania (briania), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

He's heartbroken. But he knows John Edwards is from there, so he holds out hope.

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

die Kinder sind verrückt und wundervoll. möglicherweise eines Tages ist ihr Genie Kabelstrang in der zweiten Folge zu den Babygenies.

― latebloomer: Klicken für Details (latebloomer), Monday, 28 February 2005 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Little Rufus recognises the word Google. Not bad for a 2-year-old. He likes to look for orange maseratis with Google image search (but I type the words).

We brought him to a music group when he was about 1 and he ran up to the piano and hit the keys and said he was typing on the computer.

Sometimes he pretends to type and says he's working, translating Dutch to English (my occupation).

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 04:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Child labor abuse!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

http://home.att.ne.jp/orange/BMW2002/NEW/2003-1-16/Maserati5000GT1.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 04:38 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/images/related/mazaratiLP.jpg

― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 04:47 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~moz/pictures/sweater.png
moz,erotic

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 04:55 (twenty-one years ago)

My nine-year-old daughter was doing her geography homework (about rivers) over the weekend and she asked me if we had any books which might help her with her project. I suggested she get on the computer and google something up, and she gave me a withering look. "Mummy", she said, "people think the internet is so great but it's full of lies and spelling mistakes, and there's nobody to check if the facts are true, not like you get with books".

My child is wise beyond her years, I think.

― C J (C J), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

well, assuming books are right too! insert quote from my dad echoing throughout time, "you believe everything you see on TV!!?!?" echoing my illiterate ancestor to his literate son, "you believe everything you read in those books?!?!" echoing his ancient ancestor to his son, "you believe everything that fool says??!?" echoing [a club to a head].
m.

― msp (msp), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 06:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to be cute. :(

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 07:53 (twenty-one years ago)

"people think the internet is so great but it's full of lies and spelling mistakes, and there's nobody to check if the facts are true, not like you get with books".

This is so great. Sheesh... I'd be happy if someone just corrected the spelling mistakes.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 07:55 (twenty-one years ago)

"people think the internet is so great but it's full of lies and spelling mistakes, and there's nobody to check if the facts are true, not like you get with books".

DELETE TEH INTERNET!

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)

cd internet
del *.* /f

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Apparently you can get an internet on your computer these days!

― willdabeast, Tuesday, 1 March 2005 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0974434582.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha wonderful.

Got another one which I never forgot:

My daughter when 3: What is wrong with de computer? Why is it being slow?

Me: It's just a slow computer.

My daughter: I tink it's your bwoadband.

― moley (moley), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

"people think the internet is so great but it's full of lies and spelling mistakes, and there's nobody to check if the facts are true, not like you get with books".

absoloutely quote of the decade

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

My Son: Dad, has the computer got pictures of the Pope? (he'd been watching the news)
Me: Yes.
(google presents El Papa giving a blessing)
My Son: Have you got any with his feet in it?
Me: Um, dunno.
(a few clicks presents the Pope walking beside a river)
My Son: He's got a big skirt on! I can't see his shoes!
Me: Why do you want to see the Pope's shoes?
My Son: Has he got cool football trainers like me?
Me: I don't think so, he hasn't played for a few years.
My Son: Type in 'Pope Shoes'!

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

i just tried looking up "55378008" on imagigoogle, the results were dispointing.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Pope shoes!
http://www.spiritrestoration.org/images/liturgical%20shoes%20of%20pope%20paul%20VI_small.jpg

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

You can see why he played in goal.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)

and some people understand google so well, they can manipulate it. Try typing in 'fuckwit' and see what comes up first.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I may have talked to moleys daughter when I had to make an IT support call.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I was on the phone yesterday with the boy, talking about going to Carlsbad Caverns next week to see the bats, and he's like "what kind of bats?" and I'm like "I don't really know Lukas" and he yells at his mom "MOMMY FIND THOSE CARSBAD CABERNS BATS ON THE INTERNET" and then turns back to the phone and is like "don't worry, Daddy, we'll find out about those bats".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I think he's afraid they're VAMPIRE BATS, which he is FREAKED OUT by.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

he probably thinks YOU are afraid of vampire bats and he's trying to protect you.

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Lukas is a child of boldness.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

We brought him to a music group when he was about 1 and he ran up to the piano and hit the keys and said he was typing on the computer.

Let me know when he gets signed to Warp.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

LIES.
SPELLING MISTAKES.

My work on the internet is done.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

That fabulous quote about lies and spelling mistakes... it must never be forgotten.

― moley (moley), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm off to Cafepress to make the t-shirt.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 10:15 (twenty-one years ago)

i just tried looking up "55378008" on imagigoogle, the results were dispointing.

One of my colleagues has a habit of typing "5318008" on any calculators he happens to be passing. Even though he's not 13 any more.

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://butz.us/images/somethingawful/5318008.jpg
With that number, you get this...

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

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