April Fools at MSN: spoofed search results

On Thursday, March 30th 2006 at 05:35 AM

By Andrew Pociu (View Profile)

MSN Search returns hilarious results when searching for:

Robert Scoble - the Microsoft technical evangelist and well known geek blogger.

In the results:
Workaholic Robert Scoble carves computer desktop into his corneas.
Robert Scoble names his kids Jim Beam and Jack Daniels.
Robert Scoble hacks into own system to spy on self
Robert Scoble admitted to mental ward after DSL line goes out

Chris Pirillo - TechTV host and founder of Lockergnome

In the results:
Scientists claim mind-bogglingly hyper Chris Pirillo "must have been bitten by a radioactive shrew"
Diminutive Chris Pirillo freed after trapping himself in drawer
Chris Pirillo discovers better living through spam
Order Confirmation for Chris Pirillo from Bouncing-Off-The-Walls.com

Dave Winer - contributor to RSS, OPML and many other XML dialects.

In the results:
Citing ridiculous work hours, Winer's computer calls it quits
Winer ousted from party after alphabetizing stranger's CD collection
When is the Right Time To Correct A Stranger's Posture? By Dave Winer
Dave Winer makes roommate take second shower to meet Dave's "minimum cleanliness standard"

You can spoof your own search results at http://www.msnsearchspoof.com.