RIP Jeeves

[Computer5k]

:*(
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[Que-Ever]

what what what? what? wwwwwwwwhat? where's the goddamn butler?!

 

[Kamikazie]

:O

it was the Maid, in the lounge, with the knife!

 

[Uriel]

:O

it was the Maid, in the lounge, with the knife!

Someone get this man a cookie, Joke of the day.

 

[MiccyNarc]

That sucks.

 

[JoeCLawrence]

Bastards! Why would they change something so well-known and loved?

 

[Codcommando]

they took jeeves off of askjeeves.com now its just ask.com wonder why they got rid of him...must have been the butler unions who didnt like the stereotype of the name jeeves,only 85% of them are called jeeves,the rest have the name charles...or alfred

 

[Somefool]

Where's Jeeves?
After ten years of dutifully helping kids answer questions for their homework, learn more about their world, or to just be able help them answer the eternal "Why?" Jeeves decided his work was done.

Why? Kids are smart, and they catch on fast -- especially about how to use technology. The need for an "at-your-service" butler wasn't as important as kids came to the site to do more than just ask questions. They wanted a search engine that would allow them to to search and experience as much of the Web as possible. It's their learning and entertainment hub!

So, Ask for Kids focused on modernizing its search engine technology, and giving kids tools that would make their searches experience better and more satisfying. Today, our mission is to help kids find what they need through an exciting, ever-changing web. No matter what a kid's imagination can dream up, Ask for Kids is committed to meeting their challenge, and making it the best search engine for them.

Here's to Ask for Kids - the most demanding, inquisitive searchers of all.

Kids don't need butler!? What kind of generation is this!?

 

[xcellerate]

So basically jeeves = google....does anybody else notice it?

 

[Kamikazie]

thats why ive always used google, i mean **** the kids! Jeeves kicked ASS!

 

[Raziaar]

http://sp.uk.ask.com/en/docs/about/jeeveshasretired.html

bulter suit

lol

 

[CrazyHarij]

i see it's time to start a new petition, eh?

 

[JNightshade]

Noooo.

 

[NotATool]

They felt that they weren't being taken seriously as a search engine, so they killed the butler.

 

[Yuri]

I suggest we make a thread on a forum!

 

[JNightshade]

I suggest we whip out our cocks and go fishing with them! But that's just me.

 

[Yuri]

with hooks? :O

 

[Raziaar]

with hooks? :O

Unless you're confident that you're large enough that if the fish bites, it'll get stuck and can't get away.

 

[Ren.182]

Noooo!
That site just looks so bare no Jeeve's has gone

sadface

 

[Greatgat]

First Don Knotts and now this!? This world isn't worth living in! *leaves world* edit: And without a goodbye thread as well!

 

[the_rebel_medic]

Oh Noes

*Retires to lab for a possible test of Who Shot Mr. Jeeves*
lets see your kill people now mr smart guy mufufufufu (random refrence to pokemon games laughing)

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

thats weak as hell, i'm never useing ask.com without the butler, **** that. Oh wait I never used askjeeves I just laughed at the butler

 

[Raziaar]

Yeah I knew about askjeeves, but I never touched it.

 

[Sulkdodds]

These are the end times.

/me shelters from rain of cats

 

[Beerdude26]

These are the end times.

/me shelters from rain of cats

Good old Postal 2.

On-topic : I wubbed Jeeves
I once asked him "Are you gay?"
And he said "I prefer the term 'jovial'."
ghey <3 ;(

 

[StardogChampion]

Did anyone even use it? It was just a crap google.

It tried to dupe idiots into typing questions instead of keywords.

 

[ríomhaire]

First Barry Scot, now this! WHY GOD WHY!

 

[VictimOfScience]

Did anyone even use it? It was just a crap google.

It tried to dupe idiots into typing questions instead of keywords.

Agreed. It sucked and ask.com just sucks more because of the lack of the friendly and courteous iconic logo. Pity...but not really.

 

[xombine]

wth...Ask Jeeves was teh best part about it even though nobody used it. ask.com ftl

 

[The Monkey]

Who the hell used askjeeves anyway?

 

[xombine]

Exactly my point. It had horrible search results and was filled with advertisements. I always had trouble telling what were the results and what were ads.

 

[Jangle]

Everyone knows it was a rubbish search engine, but Jeeves was hawt. And now he's gone