When did Google's "I'm feeling lucky" button go away, anyhow?

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 8:10pm — lambert

I never used it, but that doesn't mean I don't miss it.

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Gawker reported it gone

By Jeff W on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 9:33pm

The Baltimore Sun noted it on 1 November. (But the Igpay Atinlay interface still has it. if you're feeling really bereft.)

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The Meaning of Lucky in the 70s

By MJS on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:37pm

"Did you get lucky last night?" was a standard 70s question (at least among us drunks in Sunset Beach/coastal OC) with the very specific meaning of "did you get laid." Funny, no one said "did you make love last night" perhaps because that was, you know, so touchy-feely. Ergo, the phrase "I'm feeling lucky" always cracked me up--but not enough to fuck with google.

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I still have it.

By Randall Kohn on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:48am

But then, I still have Windows XP.

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me too

By hipparchia on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 1:37am

and me too

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