Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Interesting Google Chrome spellchecker results

So I was emailing a friend the other day and wanted to make sure that they knew we were watching my brother's dog. She's a Weimaraner, which if you've never met one, they tend to be a little tiny bit completely nuts. When they're not sleeping, that is. When they're asleep they're only kind of crazy.

But I digress. The point of this story is not the dog, but the word. Weimaraner. Good luck spelling it from memory if you don't know it by heart. It's all chock full of Bavarian goodness, with nouns all over the place following no apparent rules. So of course I misspell it, and helpful as always, Google Chrome decides to offer a spelling suggestion.

Weimaraner = Pomeranian

That's just remarkable. In case you're unfamiliar with a Pomeranian, they are also a type of dog (as well as a region in Europe). A simple side-by-side comparison should highlight the incredible irony of this spelling 'suggestion'.

Here's my brother's dog, with a tennis ball for scale:

mmm... moldy tennis ball...

Here's a Pomeranian with a giant, over-sized coffee mug - no, wait, I'm sorry - it's a NORMAL sized coffee mug:

How about a nice hot cup of Weimeraner?

This little excursion also introduced me to a bunch of Pomeranian cross-breeds I have no idea about. You wouldn't think that the 'mechanics' of breeding a Pomeranian would work well with larger dogs. For instance, a HUSKY. Seriously, they have Husky-Pomeranians. They call them a Pomsky. I like Huskeranian better my self, it sounds more manly.

Although, if your dog looks like an Ewok, I guess it really doesn't matter what you call it:

Huskewokeranian

P.S.: Google Chrome is still trying to correct my spelling of Weimaraner, even thought it is spelled Weimaraner. It's just slightly off:

Brilliant. Truly exceptional.

Yep, just a little bit.