{"id":1496,"date":"2016-01-22T14:52:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T06:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/22\/this-guy-used-google-autocomplete-to-fill-out-his-online-dating-profile\/"},"modified":"2016-01-22T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T06:52:41","slug":"this-guy-used-google-autocomplete-to-fill-out-his-online-dating-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/22\/this-guy-used-google-autocomplete-to-fill-out-his-online-dating-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"This guy used Google Autocomplete to fill out his online dating profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dating-profile\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAxLzIyLzIzL2RhdGluZ3Byb2ZpLmRjNDY3LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/5634c19a\/332\/dating-profile.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=This+guy+used+Google+Autocomplete+to+fill+out+his+online+dating+profile&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F01%2F22%2Fgoogle-autocomplete-dating-profile%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F01%2F22%2Fgoogle-autocomplete-dating-profile%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Why waste your time filling out online dating profiles when you can just have Google do it for you?<\/p>\n<p>That was the thought process behind comedy writer Aaron Gillies&#8217; experiment, in which he filled out a profile using auto-filled responses from the search engine.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/07\/13\/google-autocomplete-funny-illustrations\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">10 WTF Google Autocomplete Search Fails, Illustrated<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sure, this method has him stating his ideal partner is someone who is addicted to alcohol and who thinks the Earth is flat, but still, think of the time he saved.<\/p>\n<p>And in case you decide to try Gillies&#8217; technique and it doesn&#8217;t work out for you, just remember:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"dating-is\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAxLzIyLzRhL2RhdGluZ2lzLjJkMTFiLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg\/e65e80f7\/55c\/dating-is.jpg\" alt=\"dating-is\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Image: Screenshot, Google <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/22\/google-autocomplete-dating-profile\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/comedy\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Comedy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/pictures\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Pictures<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/online-dating\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Online Dating<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/watercooler\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Watercooler<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/pics\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Pics<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/HFxMNGcduRs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why waste your time filling out online dating profiles when you can just have Google do it for you? 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