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Old 08-06-2009, 11:13 PM   #1
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Old 09-06-2009, 09:31 AM   #4
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i'm glad you guys found it so helpful and amusing
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You forgot to mention that Google can also be used as a spell checker... a much needed thing in here

(sorry I cant find a silly pic like the other posters!)
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You forgot to mention that Google can also be used as a spell checker... a much needed thing in here

(sorry I cant find a silly pic like the other posters!)
and with Google spell checking your work it would have been "sorry I can't find a silly pic like the other posters!)


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Old 10-06-2009, 12:44 PM   #7
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Thank you, knew I needed something new to have nightmares over!

That isn't fail, it's plain disturbing. Where the hell do people get the dumb ideas to dress up like that from?
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and with Google spell checking your work it would have been "sorry I can't find a silly pic like the other posters!)


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Strange. I just googled (sorry I cant find a silly pic like the other posters!) and

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Results 1 - 10 of about 101,000 for (sorry I cant find a silly pic like the other posters!). (0.22 seconds)
No attempt at spelling correction at all.

Maybe next time you should check things before being clever......
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I did a search on "Thread Fail". Top 10 came up with this result which was pretty amazing I thought.
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11262671



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Please, won't someone think of the Kitteh's!!!!!!
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I thought this was a bit more suitable than my first one...

Pretty funny how different the suggestions are depending on how you word something...
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Maybe next time you should check things before being clever......
Sorry if I offended, it was all meant in good fun

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Strange. I just googled (sorry I cant find a silly pic like the other posters!) and

No attempt at spelling correction at all.

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This is got to be one of the best threads of the year with all the 'epic fail' photos, haha.
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Really, they don't like it.
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I never knew cats hated captions so much!
Take a dog instead...
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I think this thread has run its course
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