Dear Google, Paula Creamer Is Not Natalie Gulbis. Love, Crazy Stalker Guy.
by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 25, 2010 10:14 PM EST
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PrintSo, I was doing a Google search tonight to get a hold of the 2010 schedules of some of the LPGA Tour's best players. They usually have them on their websites or share them somewhere.
First, I went for Lorena Ochoa. She has a website with a link that says I can get Lorena's 2010 schedule.
Or not. Maybe she's still on that honeymoon with her hubbie that is CEO of Aeromexico, which just happens to be one of her sponsors. That's called nepotism, people.
And then I figured I would look for Paula Creamer's, especially since she turned down a chance to play in my backyard last year for a million dollar appearance fee in Japan.
This is what I got when I searched for "Paula Creamer":
I think Google may be a little confused. But, don't be confused by the stalkerishness of this Paula Creamer tribute video.
At that point, I decided to try my search another time.
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don’t suppose you’d believe that Google entered code into the search program to insert that picture into any LPGA search ??
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
It’s likely someone just tagged the Gulbis photo with Paula Creamer in the metadata. Nothing Google did.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 25, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome to internet 102
Please take a seat
When you enter a name, many photos a person other than the one you’re looking for is VERY COMMON. It’s called a website having multiple images of multiple people. A person looking for name A will get shown a image for name C just because name A and name C are both mentioned on the same webpage that the photo of name C is on.
Anyone with a little bit of experience looking for images for blog posts would be more than familar with this. So therefore it isn’t noteworthy.
Class dismissed. You may leave the apple on your teacher’s desk on your way out.
Why do you even come to this website anymore?
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 26, 2010 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
If
you didn’t write silly posts and expect just sycophants to reply to them, maybe you’d take a serious look at how far off base you’ve been on a half dozen posts or more in the last few months.
Bill, I’m going to go off here in a brief rant that I hope you’ll understand.
I don’t care what you think. Your opinion has absolutely zero bearing on what I write about and when. Actually, no one’s opinion does. That’s the beauty of writing your own blog. If I want to write about something I found funny, then I’m going to do it. If I want to lash out at whoever for whatever reason, I’m going to do it. Just because you or anyone else complains about a post does not mean I won’t reproduce it in the future.
Personally, I have a sense of humor. I like talking about the things that are funny to me. If you don’t have a sense of humor that is not ripping on people who are actually supplying the content, that’s your own business. But again, it will not inform or influence any decision I make about content here or anywhere else.
And to quote you, you’re complaining about a half dozen or so posts in the last few months? Seeing as though I post over 100 times per month (on average), that’s approximately 6% of the time. As far as I’m concerned, a 94% conversion rate is pretty awesome.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 26, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Chill, Bill.
This is one of the best blogs in the blogosphere. Knowledge, wit and, very important, variety. Nice elements, no?
Have someone remove that transparent boulder on your shoulder.
The rest of us know who to simply disregard any post, thought, sentence, word, whatever, we might occasionally disagree with.
It’s called adulthood. Give it a shot.
I’ll let you get the last word in as all children have to do, then begone.
Waggle room silly season
I’ll give you an example of what I said above. Google images can make the naive, mentally challenged, or some blogger stretching for something to write about think I look like Michelle Wie or Barack Obama. Just click here.
Someone hand Ryan a dictionary
Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives or friends, without regard to their merit.
Merit- any admirable quality or attribute; “work of great merit”
Lorena Ochoa, Future LPGA Hall of Famer, winner of over 20 LPGA events, world’s best golfer, Mexico’s biggest sports star. I don’t see her work lacking in merits.
Bill made a rookie internet mistake here
He took Wikipedia’s definition of nepotism and suited it for his own personal needs instead of actually looking at Merriam-Webster’s definition of nepotism:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nepotism
Main Entry: nep·o·tism
Pronunciation: \ˈne-pə-ˌti-zəm\
Function: noun
Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew — more at nephew
Date: 1670
: favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
Thanks for playing.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 26, 2010 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
No Ryan
The term ‘conflict of interest’ is what comes to mind not nepotism. That is assuming Ochoa and her hubby were in anyway involved when AeroMexico became one of her sponsors or if the sponsorship came up for renewal since they became involved.
A google news search of 2006-07 shows a SI article saying Aeromexico CEO following Ochoa at a Mexico tournament but no mention they were seeing one another. Good to see you can make things up as you go.
Bill, sorry, the dictionary wins. Oh, and pull the stunt that you did in the other thread earlier again and I’m going to ban you. I’ve had enough.
Ochoa married the Aeromexico CEO in December. At least know some facts and vocab before you fight me.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 26, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Should I be expecting a big follow-up tirade about racism in media?
by Double Eagle on Jan 26, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Does NASCAR require English be spoken?
by Double Eagle on Jan 26, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
I know how it works..........
….it was a joke….Google spicing up their pages with pictures of Natalie Gulbis in a bikini…giving them credit for a great idea instead of some nit inserting the Gulbis picture into someone elses searches.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Hey Bill......
Go answer the stupid courtesy phone…..???
The Saints are in the SUPER BOWL....WHO DAT!
Good Lord, The Antipathy Is Strong In Here Today
Of course Ryan can write about what he likes. It’s his blog, after all, and he’s the managing editor.
Of course, we don’t have to read it if we don’t want to. That’s our choice as readers. No one makes us come here, no one makes us click an article and no one forces us to comment or converse with one another. That’s all decided by our own free will. Welcome to the marketplace of ideas, it’s been open for business several millennia now.
I would suppose the best format to talk to Ryan about his choice of articles would be email instead of an ugly spat in the Commentarium.
Let’s display our social graces, people.
Yeah
And No Club Throwing or spitting on the tee box neither….jes sayin
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Jumpn....you know you don't have any social graces......LOL
The Saints are in the SUPER BOWL....WHO DAT!
Yeah But !!!
Leave “Grace” out of this. em, back in Fla finaly :o)
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
MUCH
I was up early for a 7:10 am flight….oy oy oy,, to much Barcardi last night, but the people and golf fans I met in Boston were very cool, “very opinionated” but very cool. I told a few of the more opinionated ones about waggleroom.com hahahaha , hopefully (or not) some will sign up LOL
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Pga merch. show.
I may drag myself there kicking and screaming on Friday. After this past week up in New England in the **%^#!%@%(% Snow and rain and wind and the week prior in Las Vegas,,, “I’m pooped”. I have a lot of office catching up to do as well and then my Real travel time begins. So I guess my answer would be “NO” One of my partners is attending the first two days if that counts. You going ?
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
yes – driving down tonight to do demo day tomorrow, then the show Thursday and Friday. Probable putt putt showdown at Fantasia Gardens on Wednesday night. (perfect timing, too – predictions of rain and snow end of the week)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
lol fantasia gardens
Good luck,, they charge 12.00 for adults to play 18 holes. Thats almost as bad as me paying 17.00 up-charge to watch TGC yesterday afternoon. Your probably entered in the guest “free” contest though. Watch out for the WindMill hole, it’s a bitch on windy days LOL Hope ya have a great week.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
oh – no kiddie course for this bunch – we go after the Fairways course – par 61 and a beast when you ignore their rules. except for the one putterhead pull-away from the rocks, you have to play from bunkers, water, grates, weeds…or take a penalty drop. there will be skins on the line, so the $12 is on a sliding scale. (lol)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I don’t mind if someone has something constructive to add/say to the stuff I do here. I don’t need all praise to go on with my life :)
But, to just make stuff up without any proof or backing – and then to try to make me look bad with incorrect information – is going to illicit a strong response from me in this space.
I always talk about wanting conversation here, but without weak sauce arguments and points – particularly directed at me.
I have no problem if someone dislikes some of the content. Like TXQ said, I do a variety of things on purpose.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 26, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Social graces!
Huh – I resent your “French Surrender Strategy” remark, so there. Now if you had made it “Italian ..” I would have laughed.
Being of strong French extraction, I feel no remorse making fun of my own.
I’ve been to Verdun, Somme and other sites, I know full well the truth.
by Charles Boyer on Jan 26, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
You meant French exaction, not
French extraction, no? (J/K)
OMP
Nice new picture I see there, “Stay Thirsty My Friends”
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Oh my lordy,
this is better than TIGAR bashing…EM… If you keep that up, when we win our bet, Jumpin will probably send you USED BALLS….OMP, you mean all this time I been readin and commentin and I dint have to? I thought that was part of my homework from Internet 101…And TX, do I get to tell ya how bad some of yur puns are without you arguing with me?…what a great day, the sun is shinin, it’s sweater weather, but I’m gonna try out my aching back anyway….ya jist gotta love it…Are we gonna see more pitchers of pretty girls??? ..STUB
Stub makes me laugh too. Sometimes when I don’t even want to.
by Charles Boyer on Jan 26, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
Sometimes it is a tad inappropriate. Like when I am skating through a meeting…
by Charles Boyer on Jan 26, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Tsk, Tsk....you shouldn't be looking at this
stuff during a meeting…..not good!
The Saints are in the SUPER BOWL....WHO DAT!
I'm all for friendly, civil banter. Your comments,
“only” those directed at me, are cowardly cheap shots from a transparently jealous/greedy guy. I never comment on your comments, never saw need to. Feel free to do likewise.
Stub – TX can put you on the “Groaner Alert” email list – sometimes it’s best to be prepared
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
My Groaner Alert email list is reserved for
those who truly can appreciate the occasional, underrated groaner.
Yep. Expensive prosties when you can tell
they’re faking it.
This I would like to be on, TXQ. Hit me up on the contact form on my site if you’re willing.
by Charles Boyer on Jan 26, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
The groaner email list or
the expensive prosties list? Big diff.
I enjoy your site, btw. Very well written, and I was a senior editor/copy chief at Conde Nast.
I can’t afford an expensive prostie. The “greens fee” is beyond this working man’s means.
by Charles Boyer on Jan 26, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
I hear ya. And it's so tough to
sneak on the course, so to speak. Your turn. (Quote marks not necessary, btw.)
I like to mix them up, the good with the bad.
Depending on one’s mood, a good groaner is often the tonic.
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