ChaCha search - let someone else do the searching for you!

[Ignominy]

Status: Connecting ...
Status: Looking for a guide ...
Status: Connected to guide: StephanieD
StephanieD: Welcome to ChaCha!
You: Hi Stephanie.
You: Can you tell me who won the world series in 1984?
StephanieD: Welcome to ChaCha! Please wait a moment while I search for your results.
StephanieD: Are these results sufficient?
You: Wow! You guys can just find everything.
StephanieD: Of course!
StephanieD: Is there anything else on this topic I can find for you today?
You: But can you tell me why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
StephanieD: What?
You: WRONG! It's the swirls of Cinnamon Sugar in every bite!
You: It's the taste you can see!
StephanieD: Please RATE ME. Thanks for using ChaCha.
Status: Session ended.

[Pandagirl!]

Ok I talked to my brother.

You get paid for searching and for training other people. After you get 10 "great" ratings, you start getting paid for it. After one more great rating, making it number 11, you turn pro. After you hit #100, you become a master.

He accomplished all that in two weeks. He left the window up in the background and did a search or two when he got bored. He earned about $50 in those two weeks, not working every day.

Other people with more time on their hands have made as much as $100 in a week.

[NaiLed]

to become a master guide

[Pandagirl!]

how long does it take though?

How long does what take?

[Noah]

The workaround: Change your mac address, refresh your IP.

http://www.nthelp.com/NT6/change_mac_w2k.htm

run -> ipconfig /renew

Ban-evading on ChaCha search? Sorry, I'm not enough of an E-rebel.

[Da1andonly]

ROFL! I really did Laugh Out Loud!

[NaiLed]

My brother is a ChaCha guide. He's made something like $50 so far. You start out at $5 and hour and then once you become a "Master Guide" you can make up to $10.

how long does it take though?

[Pandagirl!]

My brother is a ChaCha guide. He's made something like $50 so far. You start out at $5 and hour and then once you become a "Master Guide" you can make up to $10.

[Bioture]

Search With Guide is disabled because you have been involved in a possible abusive action. Our abuse alert is set at a low threshold to protect our visitors and guides.

If you feel that you have received this message in error, please e-mail us at abuse_resolution@chacha.com with a request for re-entry to our site.

We appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

Your location is: 80.202.211.229

Banned

The workaround: Change your mac address, refresh your IP.

http://www.nthelp.com/NT6/change_mac_w2k.htm

run -> ipconfig /renew

[Reaver]

Status: Connecting ...
Status: Looking for a guide ...
Status: Connected to guide: MaryW
MaryW: Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hi!
MaryW: Hi
MaryW: Please be more specific as to what you are looking for.
You: u ever c spiderman?
MaryW: yes
You: how he shot web?
You: i wan shot web :\
MaryW: Let me find that.
You: TY!
You: spiderman shot web out of fingers not dat t00l
You: how i shot web out of fingers?
MaryW: Hang on please.
You: K TY!
MaryW: I"m going to transfer you to another guide.
MaryW: Is that ok?
You: ok!
Transfer: You are being transfered to another guide who can help you search even better!
Looking for guide ...
Status: Connected to guide: RyanL
RyanL: Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hi!
RyanL: Hello
You: how i shot web?
RyanL: What?
You: u c spiderman?
RyanL: Yeah
You: he shot web
You: how i shot web?
RyanL: How do you do it?
You: ya how i shot it
You: u know...pew pew?
You: *bad guy* OW!
You: r u lookin?
RyanL: No
RyanL: It's impossible
You: y?
RyanL: Well you'd have to turn into spider man first
RyanL: Can you do that?
You: how do I?
You: i can try
You: his name is spider man..hes man and spider so if i get a spider can i be spiderman
You: and then i shot web?
(long pause)
You: u r slower than me and im autistic
You: n o offense
You: herro?
You: hello*
You: Thanks, I'm done.
Status: Session ended.

[D1st0rt]

hckas irl

[Salubrious]

I bet the people who work for ChaCha also keep logs of the weirdest requests they've had to search for and share with each other and the world.

Edit: my new favorite:

You: oh my GOD
You: HOLY SAINT ANTHONY'S FIRE!!!
You: my shithead SON has been showing people PICTURES of his DON JOHNSON to strangers on the internet!!!!!
You: he is OUT OF THE HOUSE
nicolec: oh i am sorry
You: I dont care if he's autistic
You: I just dont care anymore!!!
nicolec: Can I find anything else for you?
You: A NEW SON
nicolec: lol cant do that

[Ignominy]

rofl irl

Rolling on the floor, laughing, in real life!

[Scurvy]

You: lol, that means laughing out loud
You: I know all about that, hahaha
aaronk: lol
You: You are laughing out loud!
aaronk: lol
You: Laughing out loud!
aaronk: yes lol
You: Laughing out loud!

rofl irl

[Ignominy]

I searched for "hckas"

Status: Connecting ...
Status: Looking for a guide ...
Status: Connected to guide: aaronk
aaronk: Welcome to ChaCha!
aaronk: Hello!
You: Hi aaron
aaronk: How may I help you
You: I am searching for the meaning of this term
You: My son uses it from time to time
aaronk: One moment please
You: I would like to know what it means
aaronk: your sure you spelled it right?
You: yes he never says it
You: I do not know how to say it
You: huh kahs
You: he only writes it and types it
You: Is it something dirty?
aaronk: Never heard it myself but I will see
You: How old are you aaron
aaronk: 20
You: My son is 11, I think he got it from the internet
You: so I thought if you were young you might be more familiar with this lingo
You: If it is something dirty, would you be allowed to tell me?
aaronk: yes

(long pause, I don't know why this is so hard)

aaronk: like hookah?
You: I'm sorry?
aaronk: is the pronounced hu-ka?
You: I don't think so
aaronk: Then its not a bong
aaronk: lol
You: I think it's one of those things like when they say brb to mean be right back
aaronk: hmm\
You: or when he calls other children "noob"
You: which is someone who is new at things
aaronk: yup
You: lol, that means laughing out loud
You: I know all about that, hahaha
aaronk: lol
You: You are laughing out loud!
aaronk: lol
You: Laughing out loud!
aaronk: yes lol
You: Laughing out loud!

(this was my favorite part, I was ready to go on like this for hours, but he stopped typing)

aaronk: maybe he is implying hacks
You: hacks, like what?
You: computer hacking?
aaronk: well computer hacks
aaronk: like hacking a video game
You: Oh I see
You: that must be it
You: well thank you aaron, that makes sense
You: I am just glad it is not talking about drugs or sex
You: Have a nice evening young man
aaronk: thank you
aaronk: Have a nice day
aaronk: Thank you for using ChaCha!
Status: Session ended.