Topeka, Kansas has changed its name to: Google, Kansas

[Daolpu]

[quote=Gizmodo]
Bill Bunten is the mayor Google, Kansas—formerly known as Topeka, Kansas. He signed a proclamation temporarily renaming the city in an effort to convince Google to make Topeka a test site for a gigabit fiber Internet connection.

According to Bunten, he hopes that changing the city's name for the entire month of March "would set Topeka apart from other cities vying for Google's attention, which include Grand Rapids, Mich., and Baton Rouge, La."

Ah well, do whatever it takes, Bunten. It's not like this is Topeka's first peculiar name change, anyway. In 1998, the city was renamed "to "ToPikachu" to honor a nationwide kickoff of the Pokemon franchise. [CJ Online]

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I am proud to call my state capital Google :fsmug:

[Big Dumb Patriot]

I'm so going to Google.

[Madman_Andre]

Hahaha, what the hell.

Also, the Westboro Baptist Church will probably protest this also.

[Edthefirst]

On step closer to complete domination. :tinfoil:

[b]Edit:[/b]

Wow I just read the part about how they named it ToPikachu in '98. How fucking cool is that. Topeka is now on my favorite cities list.

[Catastrio]

Temporarily renaming the city? What's the point in that? That's like convincing everyone to call the color red by another color's name for a little while.

[kellybear]

We're not in Kansas anymore

[editline]04:57AM[/editline]

that doesn't really apply here but w/e

[MR-X]

Haha, that is awesome. Shame i don't live in Kansas anymore, they finally did something cool.

[Used Car Salesm]

Ah, public relations stunt for March. For a sec I thought they actually changed it.

[ProboardslolV2]

Fred Phelps will call google a "fag company" because they try to supply gay porn to the "fags" of america who are going to hell.

[Panda X]

[QUOTE=rapperkid04;20507870]Temporarily renaming the city? What's the point in that? That's like convincing everyone to call the color red by another color's name for a little while.[/QUOTE]

What's the point you ask? Well the point is "to convince Google to make Topeka a test site for a gigabit fiber Internet connection."

[SolidusBlack]

[QUOTE=rapperkid04;20507870][B]Temporarily renaming the city? What's the point in that?[/B] That's like convincing everyone to call the color red by another color's name for a little while.[/QUOTE]

If you would have read the original post, you would have [B]clearly [/B]seen the point...

edit: above poster beat me

[w 1 z]

Looks like we aren't in Topeka, Kansas anymore...At least temporarily.

[Performual]

If I rename my town Google, will I get as fast an internet connection as Japan?

[Ama-zake]

[QUOTE=Performual;20508223]If I rename my town Google, will I get as fast an internet connection as Japan?[/QUOTE]

Maybe if you rename your town japan you will get as fast an internet connection as japan

[DireAvenger]

[QUOTE=Ama-zake;20508301]Maybe if you rename your town japan you will get as fast an internet connection as japan[/QUOTE]

What if I rename my town Stones?

Will I get as fast an internet connection as Stones?

[Wakka]

American democracy.

Only in America. :patriot:

[Ronin]

Grand Rapids get's my vote, my cousins used to live there and I have very fond memories of the town.

[Best4bond]

I hope they put the google logo outside the town hall, That would be awesome

[pistolero!]

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[Zeke129]

Bing, Arkansas
Yahoo, Mississippi
Wolfram Alpha, New York

[s0m3_guy]

So is Google starting Google Domination?

[Tools]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;20510746]Bing, Arkansas
Yahoo, Mississippi
Wolfram Alpha, New York[/QUOTE]

Batman, Turkey

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[Zeke129]

Batman isn't a search engine. He's a find engine. He'll find you, and kick your ass.

[Tools]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;20510996]Batman isn't a search engine. He's a find engine. He'll find you, and kick your ass.[/QUOTE]

Didn't notice they were search engines :gonk:

[Joey Skylynx]

I was about to say if it was a permanently name change I was going to flip shit :P

[Doug52392]

[QUOTE=Performual;20508223]If I rename my town Google, will I get as fast an internet connection as Japan?[/QUOTE]Yeah, but the only thing anyone will download is hentai :v:

[DiscoPony]

I'd name my first-born son Google if it meant that I could get a 1Gbit connection :smith:

[PsYchOsIs]

So guys, who's working at Google now?

[MachiniOs]

This just in, thousands flock to Google,Kansas to "Search" for something.

[static829]

Truthfully I didn't hear anything about this until I came to Facepunch lol (must be really out of the loop)

-A Topeka Citizen