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By Robert Basler
December 19, 2010
humor | puns | stupid | words

googol gargoyles

Blog Guy, I know you have a serious background in mathematics, and I wondered if you are familiar with the term googol.

Of course. It’s a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros.

SWIMMING/Thank you so much! Where can I get more information?

Well, you could Google it.

I could Google googol?

Yeah, you’ll find a gaggle.

A googol gaggle on Google? I have another question. Do you know who wrote, “Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul”?

It was the writer Gogol. You can Google Gogol, too.

Okay, but now I have a sore throat. What can I do about that?

You should Google gargle.

Thanks, that’s much better. I’m going into my woodworking shop now. I’m making a gargoyle.

Cool. don’t forget to wear that thing that protects your eyes, whatever they call that.

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Top: Gargoyles stare out at the city as New Yorkers celebrate the 75th birthday of the Chrysler Building, May 26, 2005. REUTERS/Chip East

Left: Swimmer Britta Steffen of Germany adjusts her swimming goggles in Berlin, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

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Dec 19, 2010
1:26 pm UTC

I know it’s not quite the same, but this almost resulted in a guffaw from me.

Posted by Dave_not_dave | Report as abusive
 
Dec 19, 2010
2:04 pm UTC

Grins and giggles and guffaws and goats! This blog runs the gamut from ground to galaxy and all gargoyles in between. Can I buy a vowel, or a donut?

Posted by Onedoor | Report as abusive
 
Dec 19, 2010
8:22 pm UTC

“Get a grip: ‘G’-oin the Oddly Enough BloG.”

Posted by Onedoor | Report as abusive
 
Dec 20, 2010
1:24 am UTC

And I go here when I want to ogle;

http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/20 10/03/26/why-are-these-bikini-models-rom ping/

:D

Posted by iflydaplanes | Report as abusive
 
Dec 20, 2010
9:45 am UTC

Giggle gaggle…
Whats in a baaagel!
Gogol goggle
My mind’s in a boggle…

Posted by Shra | Report as abusive
 

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