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google april fools day joke google changes its name to topeka google kansas google topeka why does google say topekaToday’s edition of Ask Amber will be very brief, but answer a question that many people are sending to my mailbox. The basics?
Amber, why does Google say Topeka?
The backstory to this one actually dates back several months, to when Google announced that it would build an experimental high-tech, high-speed fiber optic network in a smaller to mid-sized American city.
In efforts to bring Google to its city, to both bring its residents this burgeoning internet infrastructure in addition to adding Google jobs to its economy, the city of Topeka, Kansas, rallied to garner the attention of the internet search giant.
A group of business-minded people started an initiative called “Think Big Topeka” where they use grassroots techniques to rally support in the community, all while also cleverly building a marketing business.
The city council also considered renaming Topeka, Kansas to Google, Kansas, a move the state legislature ruled to be illegal but still allowed a motion to be filed to change the name of the city.
Informally, the city of Topeka is calling itself Google, Kansas and has even changed structures in the city to show their interest in becoming a new midwestern headquarters for Google.
In turn, Google today announced that it is renaming itself “Topeka” after the name of the capital city of Kansas. While Google makes it abundantly clear that its renaming itself to “Topeka” today is only a part of its annual April Fool’s Day Joke and has no bearing on the bids placed by many cities to become the new “Google” headquarters, the residents of Topeka still must have some sort of optimism by this move from Google.
7:52 pm
This site is racist homophobic Xenophobic, and just plain wrong Give Buddhism a chance it doesn’t force it’s message upon the population but prefers people come to it.
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11:28 am
Yeh, “Buddhist”: Code for homo Jewish guy in a flaming orange dress. You’re not fooling anyone, you pervert.
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10:26 pm
I wonder if its just a group of individuals that come up with the annual April fools joke. They do a very good job at it, must be a fun place to work. I do hope that google does head over to Topeka
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How the fuck are you people so fucking crazy? Did someone in a mental hospital decide to publish a website, and then gather all their fucknuts associates?… You do understand that the word ‘liberal’ means of liberty… of freedom.. and that you stupid faggot fuckers are fighting to rid america of all its freedoms? Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom or ANYTHING… you just want everyone to be free to be EXACTLY LIKE YOU… and believe EXACTLY WHAT YOU BELIEVE. Stop hiding under the false veil of freedom and pick up your banner of nazism, I am sure alot of your relatives are in jail covered with Aryan Brotherhood tattoos, aren’t you so proud of that… You are liars and falsifiers, and jesus would sent you to hell for such sins. Its really wonderful to know that you are much worse christians that all those you claim are ‘evil’.
Eternal Love,
Jesus Rivera… no.. honestly im white.. but a mexican name would bother you… I’m sure.. even though YOUR forefathers probably immigrated here… Unlike mine… you fucking peasants
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