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Searching from the Address Bar: Unexpected Results

Like many writers, I often use online dictionaries to confirm not only the spelling of a word, but also to ensure the definition in my mind is accurate. As a short cut, I’ll enter words into the browser’s address bar, which eliminates the step of going directly to a website. The address bar is configured to run a Google search.

What happens, though, when the results weren’t as planned? Take, for example, my use of Fancy, which in turn provides results above Google’s search results (though below Google Shopping, if applicable). Like so:

Search results for a widescreen monitor are accurate.
The results for ‘widescreen monitor’ are accurate. Fancy shows me there are 112 items in its queue for that term.

Running a search that produces no results for Google Shopping, however, provide real results for Fancy, and sometimes they’re quite entertaining.

Here I ran a search on the word unnecessary:

Three products, one being a coin bank that looks like poop. It's called the poop bank.
In Fancy’s defense, the original poster called the item ‘Poop Bank: Save Up for Unnecessary Crap’.

 

While confirming whether lightbox is one word or two, Fancy returned these results:

Screenshot of three products. The first is a backlit sign that reads: Be naked when I come home
I guess some refer to a back-lit sign as a lightbox.

And here I am searching for “women’s apron”. I didn’t expect the one on the far right. At least, I didn’t expect it in a general search result!

Results show many aprons, with one being a risque lingerie style.
Fancy shows some risque products in general results. That might throw a few folks off…

I could go on, of course, but I’m sure you’ve run across some pretty funny results all on your own. What’s the most outrageous result you received on a general term?

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Pamela Hazelton
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September 23, 2014
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