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11/05/2001 Archived Entry: "5-Nov-2001 -- WebWord Comment"

WebWord Comment -- I visit Yahoo's most-emailed content page from time to time. Every once in a while, I will find some entertaining news. But other times, I am totally confused because the labels under the images make no sense. If you want to see what I am talking about, and if you want a good laugh, click here.

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I think that it is a great feature that Yahoo has put into it. You get an unofficial tally of what people out there find interesting. Kind of a "voice of the people". Yes, picture captions are usually keyword-driven, and prone to error, but it is still a pretty good automated process nonetheless.

Posted by sigpipe @ 11/07/2001 04:24 PM EST

The captions aren't complete non sequiturs -- their relationship to the photos just isn't obvious. The guy in the first photo is Jack Black; he's in a new movie with (you guessed it) Gwyneth Paltrow. Likewise, Fidel Castro is the leader of Cuba, which has recently been subjected to some severe weather.

This could serve as an entertaining game testing your knowledge of current events: guess the connection between the photo and the caption.

Posted by jjg @ 11/08/2001 12:22 AM EST

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