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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Brothels in Maidstone

An amusing one from the BackBytes column in this week's Computing, with a rather strange result from Google local.

"The new Local Google service works a treat," says Tony Carter, from Servomex. "Type in 'brothels' and 'Maidstone', and you get just one hit - Kent Country Constabulary. Complete with map and everything."


Turns out the top responses for brothels near Online Towers are, in order, the British Humanist Association, the Institute for War & Peace Reporting and Amnesty International.

If, however, I search for a local "drug dealer", I'm directed towards the charity Childrens Express.

Of course, all these make sense in terms of Google searching, but it's all a bit of a larf, innit.

Any other bizarre results?

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