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The Groob Started conversation Nov 22, 2004
I thought it might be fun to do some surveys...with Google providing the statistics!
Do two searches, one preceded by "I hate.." and one preceded by "I love.." and insert the subject of your choice. Then post up the number of search results.
To start off (and inspired by the Robbie Williams thread)
"I love Robbie Williams" gives 1810 results
"I hate Robbie Williams" gives 148 results
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The Groob Posted Nov 22, 2004
Or alternatively pick two different subjects.
"I love David Beckham" gives 529 results
"I love Wayne Rooney" gives 15 results
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Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted Nov 22, 2004
I love badgers (about) 150,000
I hate badgers 35,500
conclusive proof that bagerdom is extremely safe!!!
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Nov 22, 2004
"I love h2g2" - 39
"I hate h2g2" - 0
See, no one hates!
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The Groob Posted Nov 22, 2004
A worrying one:
"I love murder" 2600
"I hate murder" 285
(Maybe not half as worrying as me deciding to search for that)
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scrumph Posted Nov 22, 2004
Closer than I thought:
"I love tax" - 654
"I hate taz" - 878
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Nov 22, 2004
wgat got me is that U108409 is the 6/th/7th entry on the google list. Hows that for sucking up!
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The Groob Posted Nov 22, 2004
"I love George Bush" 1690
"I hate George Bush" 4660
"I love John Kerry" 667
"I hate John Kerry" 1900
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Nov 22, 2004
Question, is this in the 'normal' search field or using the 'find exact phrase', as on the search obx on main page, it ignores the 'I'
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Yelbakk Posted Nov 22, 2004
I love myself: 61,200
I hate myself: 267,000
I love you: 7.770.000
I hate you: 513.000
I love the revolution: 175
I hate the revoltion: 13
Y.
PS: I love Y. 13.700 vs. I hate Y.: 1.310
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Nov 22, 2004
I Love XTC: 383
I Hate XTC: 40
So, for you 383 out there, why not take a look at A3100285 ?
RF
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Nov 22, 2004
I love nighthoover - 0
I hate nighthoover - 0
(see nightnoover doesn't exist)
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Nov 22, 2004
I love America - 87,400
I hate America - 12,400
I love Michael Moore - 595
I hate Michael Moore - 4,420
I love Americans - 3,330
I hate Americans - 3,820
btw I'm using the "exact phrase" search.
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Nov 22, 2004
>> (see nightnoover doesn't exist) <<
However, "Highthoover will return" gives 13 entries, whereas "Nighthoover will not return" gives 0 entries. Conclusive proof, if such were needed! 
RF
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Mu Beta Posted Nov 22, 2004
h i g h t h o o v e r
I haven't heard of this one...
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"Tony Blair is gay" gives 137 hits
"Julian Clary is gay" gives 14 hits
B
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A Super Furry Animal Posted Nov 22, 2004
Tony Blair is great: 21 hits
Tony Blair is bad: 161 hits
Let the public decide!
RF
p.s. Boris Johnson for PM: 110 hits.
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Dogster Posted Nov 23, 2004
Nice thread.
"I love maths" 6950
"I hate maths" 720
"I love math" 14900
"I hate math" 12600
"I love mathematics" 1450
"I hate mathematics" 4870
So... conclusions: English people seem to love it more than Americans, but either way more people love it than hate it (ha!), as long as it's abbreviated (everyone hates things with too many syllables).
Actually the last one needs qualifying, of the 4870 "I hate mathematics", 4364 are for a book called "The I Hate Mathematics! Book".
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How about this though...
"I love" 25.5M
"I hate" 8.7M
"I love it" 4.6M
"I hate it" 0.7M
"I love everything" 137k
"I hate everything" 101k
What a positive place the internet is. 
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DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! Posted Nov 23, 2004
Some results...
I 
7,590,000
I hate 1,110,000
I Shortland Street (NZ Soap opera.) 26,700
I hate Shortland Street 8,190
I reality TV 7,520,000
I hate reality TV 1,910,000
I The Simpsons TV show 1,910,000
I hate the Simpsons TV show 489,000
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- 1: The Groob (Nov 22, 2004)
- 2: The Groob (Nov 22, 2004)
- 3: Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. (Nov 22, 2004)
- 4: IctoanAWEWawi (Nov 22, 2004)
- 5: The Groob (Nov 22, 2004)
- 6: scrumph (Nov 22, 2004)
- 7: IctoanAWEWawi (Nov 22, 2004)
- 8: The Groob (Nov 22, 2004)
- 9: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Nov 22, 2004)
- 10: Yelbakk (Nov 22, 2004)
- 11: A Super Furry Animal (Nov 22, 2004)
- 12: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Nov 22, 2004)
- 13: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Nov 22, 2004)
- 14: A Super Furry Animal (Nov 22, 2004)
- 15: The Groob (Nov 22, 2004)
- 16: Mu Beta (Nov 22, 2004)
- 17: A Super Furry Animal (Nov 22, 2004)
- 18: A Super Furry Animal (Nov 22, 2004)
- 19: Dogster (Nov 23, 2004)
- 20: DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! (Nov 23, 2004)
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