NBC and News Corp. have banded together to create their own version of YouTube -- and they're calling it Hulu.com. Say what?
While "hulu" has no English meaning (then again, neither does Google), it does translate in a few other languages: In Indonesian, the word "hulu" means "butt." Catchy, ain't it?
And in an ironic turn (given the litigious nature of broadcast networks), the word means "cease" or "desist" in Swahili. Didn't think this one through, did they?
1. Actually "Google" is a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zero.
Posted at 12:59PM on Aug 30th 2007 by SmartA$$ comments, not always smart
2. and "tmz" is german for stupid nonsensical drivel. Better gossip, por favor.
Posted at 1:19PM on Aug 30th 2007 by jed
3. looked up tmz in the dictionary,,, it means suck d-list azz and lust after underaged wanna-be a-list cheerleaders who are trying to save the world by drinking (sucking) hollyweird dry.
Posted at 1:26PM on Aug 30th 2007 by a-list pr whore
4. To my understanding, a "Google" is actually a 1 followed by one million zeros. Check out Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" for a full explanation.
Posted at 1:48PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Nor Cal Fan
5. "1. Actually "Google" is a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zero.
Posted at 12:59PM on Aug 30th 2007 by SmartA$$ comments, not always smart"
Actually, that would be a Googol.
Nice try, thanks for playing.
Posted at 2:59PM on Aug 30th 2007 by npfiii
6. Saw this on techcrunch yesterday. Apparently you did too, since you stole their article without linking to them.
Posted at 2:28PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Scott
7. No; google is a nonsense word. 'Googol' is the word you guys are thinking of, and it's followed by one hundred, not one million zeroes.
Posted at 2:36PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Ganit
8. I stand corrected. Thank you. Now then, what about the old cartoon / comic character "Barney Google" (and "Snuffy Smith")?
Posted at 3:15PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Nor Cal Fan
9. hey,
so in Indonesian 'hulu' is used as a term associated with the river.
'sungai' means 'river' - and we usually say 'hulu sungai'.
but it doesn't translate as 'butt'.
'butt' is 'pantat'.
so that's the lesson for today..
greetings here from Indonesia!
(isn't it awesome that someone in Indonesia actually reads tmz.com every morning...?)
Posted at 10:04PM on Aug 30th 2007 by M
10. i think M you are right!
In Malay it mean at the end of any river or village, some how butt it is wrong interpretation.
Posted at 4:19AM on Aug 31st 2007 by fiqry
