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The end of the Googleverse (www.theverge.com)
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[–] noughtnaut 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In fact, the site’s original name, BackRub, was a reference to the backlinks it was using to rank results.

Oh, I'm so gonna be using the original name from this moment on. "Have you backrubbed it?"

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Too long. We need to shorten it. I know... "I can't find any information on grasshoppers." "Have you rubbed one out?"

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

"What ingredients do I need for thick pancakes again?"

"Hang on, I'm rubbing one out now?"