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An 25-year-old Englishman opened his grandmother’s laptop to find, perhaps, the most polite Google search in history.
His grandmother, May Ashworth, asked the search engine to translate Roman numerals to Arabic for her with a “please” and “thank you.”
Omg opened my Nan’s laptop and when she’s googled something she’s put ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. I can’t ??? pic.twitter.com/hiy2tecBjU
— Ben (@Push10Ben) June 9, 2016
“She thought that by being polite and using her manners, the search would be quicker,” her grandson, Ben Eckersley, told the BBC.
Social media went wild over the search with over 50,000 likes and 36,000 retweets of Eckersley’s post, but Ashworth said she was slightly embarrassed by it.
“I feel a bit stupid really ’cause I did it that way,” she told CBC News. “I thought, well somebody’s put it in, so you’re thanking them.”
Google and Google UK loved it.
Dear Grandma,
No thanks necessary. ?
Sincerely,
Googlehttps://t.co/vedrVek8nb— Google (@google) June 15, 2016
Dearest Ben’s Nan.
Hope you’re well.
In a world of billions of Searches, yours made us smile.
Oh, and it’s 1998.
Thank YOU@Push10Ben— Google UK (@GoogleUK) June 15, 2016
As did many others.
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@GoogleUK @Push10Ben thank you for making me smile too ?
— Audrey Carter (@butterscotch744) June 15, 2016
@Push10Ben that is the CUTEST THING EVER ??
— martyn (@martynhett) June 10, 2016
@Push10Ben Your grandmother is adorable, a big kiss from Argentina ?
— Maira Rueda ABG (@MaiYuRu2) June 15, 2016
@Push10Ben @craigstone_ cutest thing EVER.
— Georgia Arlott (@GeorgiaArlott) June 16, 2016
Some thought her politeness might come in handy for self preservation purposes in the sci fi future.
@GoogleUK @Push10Ben @jack When AIs take over the world and kill humanity, they will keep your Nan alive because of how nice she was to them
— Andrew: Joshua 1:9 (@AJDorsey) June 18, 2016
@Push10Ben @michaelmcguk You laugh but she’ll be the one spared when Skynet comes online
— verlaine101 (@verlaine101) June 10, 2016
@Push10Ben @DavidSlack She’ll be spared during the machine uprising, though.
— Sam Warburton (@Economissive) June 15, 2016
@Push10Ben @j_razor101 You laugh now, but when the machines become sentient and take over, your blood ties to her will save you from slavery
— Metal Monkey (@nfabb1980) June 10, 2016
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