| he googles everything I say
Posted: 11/8/2006 9:02:20 AM | lol running far far away :) nahhhhhh just going to talk to him again and if nothing changes deal with it. I really like him, maybe this will get "cute" rather than annoying ? | |
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Msg: 77 | |
| he googles everything I say
Posted: 11/8/2006 9:51:59 AM | What you have is commonly referred to as goolemonstrosiness. This type of creature has the conversational skills of a panther. You can talk to him all you want, but when your not looking he will fine something in the bottomless pit know as google_dot_com.
No actually I know the type. This is usually a trait of a smart as$. The only reason to do this is if you feel you need prof to assert your point. So either A) he feels you're not listening to what he says and must seek external help. Or B) he is just being a smart as$ to prove you don't know what you're talking about, whether or not you do. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 10:22:15 AM | I google everything too. Google is practically my middle name. Even my kids tease me about it.
My son just recently cut something out of the Sunday comics for me which now has the place of honor on my desk at work.. It shows a mountainclimber who has reached the top of a mountain, where he finds a guru with a long robe and white beard sitting in the classic yogi position. There's a laptop on the guru's lap, and the guru says... "The meaning of life? Hang on, I'll Google it."
Anyhow, my point is, some people are just like that. I'm one of them. I'm an information junkie. Some will find it rude, some won't. Different strokes for different folks. By the same token, when I have someone in my house, if they get up and get something out of my fridge, it doesn't strike me as odd at all. But some people would be offended. I think it has to do with how formal or casual you are. | |
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ulao
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Joined: 6/10/2006
Msg: 79 | |
| he googles everything I say
Posted: 11/8/2006 10:43:41 AM | | mystykchyk, you have a great out look in life. I admire that, but in Tizzle's defense, There is nothing more anoying then your other half consistently trying to put you in check. But your right.. to each there own. So you like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" Nice taste in movies I see.. And no I did not google it LOL. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 10:47:30 AM | Ulao,
Thanks :) it is annoying, why oh why do so many posters think its cute............*looking past it I am I am * or at least trying too | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 11:48:03 AM | My first reaction was that this was a little nutty---but as long as it doesn't get too out of hand I guess there are worse forms of nuttiness. It probably means you are more knowledgeble about some of the trivia you have mentioned, better read etc. and he finds this surprising. If you are right all the time he might be building more respect for your brain which is a good thing. If he finds you are mistaken does he feel the need to really rub your nose in it? This would be a problem. If you haven't been together too long then I would give it some time he may stop doing it when he gains comfort in thinking you are knowledgeble rather then a B.S. er. I think the fact that he does it openly speaks positively for the trust and respect he has for you.
Different people have different opinions about people dating people who are not their intellectual equals. I feel that mutual respect and the ability allow each partner to do what they are good at can bridge some gaps in intelects but if the women is alot smarter than her partner it takes a VERY secure man (and a loving women who takes pains not to make him feel small ) to work around it. Most men for instance would be uncomfortable having their partner make all the important decisions even though she may have demonstrated the ability to make better decisions. So if that is part of the dynamic that is going on you should be prepared to do some major "heavy lifting" in your relationship if you are going to get past this and stay with this guy. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 12:27:42 PM | Think THAT's annoying??? Try being around a motormouth who never shuts up and it is ALL BS...after a couple of google attempts proved he was full of BS, the 'problem' went away. Can't say that I miss 'him'. (Wasn't a boyfriend, by the way) lol
~DC~ | |
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| he googles everything I say
Posted: 11/8/2006 12:55:10 PM | WOW! I like to learn stuff, and I google stuff when I am researching something or looking up info in my spare time but that's nuts...I would at some point tell him I was afraid to tell him anything about my day for fear that he'd check up on it; or I would say hey google this...."today I wiped my azz" and see what you come back with, sporto!
LOL I would definitely tell him it's a bit of overkill. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 5:54:41 PM | thanks ulao. And how did you know about Hitchhiker's? Not on my profile... NOW I'm intrigued! 
Of course, if it's being done to put someone in check consistently, then yes, I agree that it's more than annoying.
As far as having a partner who is on a different intellectual level, this doesn't bother me. What's really important to me is whether the guy is open-minded or narrow-minded. He could be a super-genius but if his mind is closed, those brain cells are useless anyway. Or technically "dumb as a rock", but if he's open-minded, he's far ahead of most. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 6:57:29 PM | It looks like you have a potential know it all on your hands with anal tendencies. I would run...quickly. You might want to ask him if he got his PhD watching the Discovery Channel and PBS, that will be the real proof. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 7:34:04 PM | I'm a googling maniac .... I want to cram as much stuff in my head as possible. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 11:09:06 PM | I would say hey google this...."today I wiped my azz"
LMAO!! Thanks oldschoolqueen
I wonder if this guy is like that annoying postman on cheers who knew everything about everything you couldn't care less about?
I think if you really like the guy like you say, tolerance is a good thing to learn. For me it would depend on why it was he found it okay to interrupt you and make the facts more important than continuing the flow of conversation. If it's because he is so enthusiastic about learning more, well then, its a quirk I could live with. If it's because he wants to make me wrong.. well then I'd curb him. | |
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Posted: 11/9/2006 12:45:05 PM | LOL!!!
Hun, this is not exactly a deal breaker for a relationship, so I think you should be ok if thats his worst quirk. Do yo really want to get rid of a guy who wants to learn for a crack dealer? My two cents...don't worry about it. :) | |
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ulao
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Joined: 6/10/2006
Msg: 89 | |
| he googles everything I say
Posted: 11/9/2006 12:48:57 PM |
thanks ulao. And how did you know about Hitchhiker's? Not on my profile... NOW I'm intrigued!
What can I say we must have the same taste in movies ;) do you like the old or new Zaphod Beeblebro?
I would say hey google this...."today I wiped my azz" Nice, I like your attack.
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Posted: 11/10/2006 3:51:12 AM | I know people like that. I WORk with people like that.
Not just the google thing. They have to correct you on EVERYTHING. No matter how small. If someone says 'we went to break at 5.30' this person has to pipe up and say 'it was 5.31'
Everytime I try to round a number. If I say 'this should give us 72,000 pounds' she will say 'it's 72,005.'
If you mention that it snowed an inch the previous night, she says no, it was an inch and a half.
SO FREAKIN ANNOYING. Ive tried to tell her its ok to let people round numbers. Its not like we are engineering rockets here. Anytime you tell her she doesnt have to be precise, and its ok to round numbers she tries to come back with a joke, as if YOU were joking. I wasn't. Im serious. It is extremely tiring to have everything you say corrected in some minute way, especially when it really has no effect on the story.
I was once telling a story about the ride to work that day. I had taken my motorcycle and narrowly avoided an accident. I was at this part of the story "so I was riding down main street and it started raining....' she interrupts and says 'it was sprinkling, not raining.'
I know a lot of people do that, but she is the worst. It sounds to me as if your bf could very well turn into that type some day. Trust me, it wears you out QUICK. | |
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Posted: 11/10/2006 11:50:47 AM | | yepp its wearing me out............finding it hard to be alone in a room with him where there is a computer near ............starting to make sure we go out more lol | |
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Posted: 11/10/2006 12:02:36 PM | He has googleitis, that is a disease where he feels incompetent and has to look up everything you say, because he doesn't know the answer  If he knew the answer he wouldn't have to google it.
Seriously, I sense he has a low self esteem and trying to prove something, either to himself or to you.
Everytime he does it, make a face at him and say "google google google" That may stop it | |
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| he googles everything I say
Posted: 11/10/2006 9:09:13 PM | | It's pretty darn funny Tizzle. I say, just laugh it off - or ditch your internet connection! | |
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Posted: 11/16/2006 7:20:50 PM | Uh, don't get me wrong, because i'm never the first to know something- but I just googled
"he googles everything I say" and this thread is at the top of the list.
So here I am again. Guys just wanna play with themselves.
Here I go again to google it again yay! | |
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| I'm never the first
Posted: 11/16/2006 7:22:26 PM | Yup,
Here again...
that's enough. That was yesterday man.
Now i'm into shoes. | |
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| disclaimer
Posted: 11/17/2006 11:30:42 AM |
Now i'm into shoes
(with bodies in them) | |
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Posted: 11/17/2006 11:39:14 AM | Well, hopefully, he will get really bored doing all that googleling!  | |
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Posted: 11/17/2006 11:57:27 AM | I agree completely with brownsugar.
<div class="quote">Just do it back to him.....while in mid sentence say "hang on a sec", run and google what he is saying and see how he likes having the tables turned on him!
If that doesn't work, then the next time he gets up to google...walk out. When he calls you to find out where you went, say "google it and find out. Also, google to find out why you ain't getting any." | |
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| SPEED DATING
Posted: 1/8/2007 12:55:56 PM | | wow what an old thread.........and I had forgotten all about it | |
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