---
title: "New Language in Google: 'Elmer Fudd'"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2006/8/30/new-language-in-google-elmer-fudd.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2006/8/30/new-language-in-google-elmer-fudd.html"
published: "2006-08-30T23:57:00"
updated: "2006-08-30T23:57:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Can anyone explain to me why \"Elmer Fudd\" is a language sitting inside my \"Select Google Language\" dialog page? Once I select it, sure enough, my searches end up looking like this: (I know who Elmer Fudd is, so don't…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# New Language in Google: 'Elmer Fudd'

By Roy Osherove August 30, 2006 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published August 30, 2006; technical details may be outdated.

Can anyone explain to me why "Elmer Fudd" is a language sitting inside my "Select Google Language" dialog page?

Once I select it, sure enough, my searches end up looking like this:

(I know who Elmer Fudd is, so don't try to explain, this is just weird!)

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