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The Browser was minding its own business, flipping through Gmail most likely, when The Card showed up in an unmarked envelope. It came from MK, one of our most deeply embedded and amusing sources. Naturally, we had our lab run all the necessary tests to verify its authenticity, and then we asked MK for his analysis. We offer both for your perusal….
“The typo on Schmidt’s business card is perplexing. This is a $144-billion company, world headquarters for information management, and yet there, in just 21 words, is a typo. Strange. “Amphitheatre” and “Committee,” two spelling bee candidates, are written correctly, but “Chairman” is not. The card says “Chariman.” A few possible explanations:
(whoops, thanks, dear reader) “Chariman”. Or, paraphrasing Sigmund Freud, “Sometimes a typo is only a typo.”–MK Filed under Google
Posted by oliverryan 10:11 am 34 Comments
 | Add a comment Shakespeare coined 14,000+ words. Who’s to say that Google is not trying to out do him? Posted By D. Alan, Ann Arbor, MI : March 1, 2007 5:02 pm
It is possible the “typo” was actually a variation in the spelling of the word “chary,” as “salaryman” becomes “sarariman.” A chariman would be a very careful man, not prone to public mistakes. Posted By reg, seaside, ca : March 1, 2007 2:20 pm
 Chariman Google Search Danish: 47 pages Posted By humoraudiobook : March 1, 2007 10:44 am
pity the poor proofreader who missed that. Posted By Anonymous : February 28, 2007 8:58 am
 No wonder! You’ll stumble upon this new word ‘Chariman’ & search it in the google search engine. Posted By vinvaidya : February 28, 2007 7:25 am
Let’s not forget the recent Googe incident! Posted By Tom, Jax Tn : February 28, 2007 12:58 am
Wow! A typo in an anonymously obtained card! Holy crap! Have you notified drudge and FOX news? Posted By Sarcastibitch, NY NY : February 27, 2007 5:08 pm
It is not like Eric Schmidt needs to hand out (or mail) his card like realestate agents or used car salespeople do. Posted By Garam Chai, Hyderabad, India : February 27, 2007 4:17 pm
Maybe, they meant charismatic? Posted By Atanas Boev : February 27, 2007 3:32 pm
Yup, another respondent beat me to it; yes Cari means search in Malay, not bad, the “search man” as CEO. Posted By Penguinista3, Menlo Park CA : February 27, 2007 2:28 pm
A typo mistake is a mistake. Any other explanation smacks of a white men’s Ebonics; not acceptable for customary usage. At least I figured out “Chief Yahooligan” as a play, but Chariman?? hello, anyone home?? Posted By San Francisco, CA : February 27, 2007 12:03 pm
OR, perhaps Google, like so many large companies in the US these days, are offshoring more American jobs to non-native English speaking foreign countries–in this case the design & print company that produced the business cards. OR, considering the low priority the US puts on its education system these days, we are simply seeing yet more symptoms of the diseases called ignorance and apathy. Posted By Russell, San Francisco, CA : February 27, 2007 11:56 am
 The Chariman of the Virginia, wait . . . that’s Vriginia Democratic Party recently endorsed John Edwards for President of the United (or is it Untied?) States in 2008. Posted By Tony Phillips : February 27, 2007 11:19 am
 I believe all of this is a conspiracy stemming from a World Takeover plot by Alien’s hiding in the form of The Illuminati, trying to create a One World Govt. Typoneese will be (probably already is) the Official Language of the World. Posted By churchofthegreatoval : February 27, 2007 11:14 am
 “Googlish”, eh? Of course, they’d already been working on language issues: ADVERSE, n. prop. (also rendered AdVerse) Google’s new entry in the creative writing domain, intended to dominate and eventually monopolize that sphere, just like Google’s utilities, in every other area of human activity, that are not already owned by Microsoft or by China. ADVERSITY: the online University founded by Google to teach AdVerse. ADVERSARY: a Professor at that University. Posted By oceallaigh : February 27, 2007 8:39 am
 Believe it or not “Chari” is a rather old spelling of “Cari” which means “Search” in Malay… Posted By myusri : February 27, 2007 7:41 am
Interesting. Years ago when I was the buyer in Midwest Retail chain I had a meeting with one of my largest suppliers. He brought his CEO. When I looked at his business card he too was the Chariman of the Board. When I pointed out to him he never noticed this nor any of the hundreds of people that he had given the card to. Maybe it is just on the those words that are easily misspelled. To avoid embarrassment Dr. Schmidt might go along with the above explanation! Posted By Bob, Bentonville, AR : February 27, 2007 5:57 am
 “Chari” comes from the Greek word “chari” that means “grace” of “favor”, so maybe Dr. Schmidt is the man to know inside Google. Posted By kyramas : February 27, 2007 5:25 am
 Pranay, I doubt that you’re any better off than Oliver =P Nice find though! - hkplubius.com Posted By plubius : February 27, 2007 5:23 am
whoop-di-du!!!! Posted By Pranay Nath, Auburn, AL : February 26, 2007 11:47 pm
Cha·ri or Sha·ri (shär) Therefore Chariman = “Man of the African river”. Wow there’s so much to learn about Eric! Posted By A.A., Madison WI : February 26, 2007 11:09 pm
iam sure this is free add for the chariman of google, why the fuss Posted By Babashola Enoch, Lagos, Nigeria. : February 26, 2007 9:49 pm
Posted By Ome, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : February 26, 2007 9:46 pm
 If I was in Eric’s position, I’d have biz cards done that would say all kinds of crazy things…why? Because I was Eric Schmidt, CEO of the largest internet company in the world…that’s why. Posted By 47project : February 26, 2007 7:58 pm
the comment above has a typo . . . . Posted By Neal D, Charleston, SC : February 26, 2007 3:26 pm
 To their (minimal) credit, Ampitheatre Parkway is spelled right. Someone’s fired over Chariman, though! Posted By The Collector : February 26, 2007 1:36 pm
Must be using Google Docs rather than MS Word. Posted By Tony C, Houston, TX : February 26, 2007 12:39 pm
To Michael R. HILARIOUS comment about the link. Posted By Anon., Wash DC : February 26, 2007 12:18 pm
Hahahahahahah, While reading your story on a Google’s card, the CSS sheet was broken on the web blog reporting the story throwing off the whole format. I guess honest mistakes don’t happen at cnnfn either. I guess you had nothing better to write about Posted By Ray W, Washington, DC : February 26, 2007 12:14 pm
Given the new Google Office Suite product, perhaps it is a hidden reference to Microsoft Word’s inconsistent error checking and correction capabilities! Or maybe it’s a social statement on the danger of relying too much on our tools and not our minds. Or perhaps it’s a testament to the challenges Google faces when users enter search queries. Maybe the card should have included a link Did you mean “Chairman”? Posted By Michael R., Dallas, TX : February 26, 2007 11:35 am
Perhaps Google noticed the error, and the supplier offered to send free replacements, but Google, not wanting to throw out otherwise functional cards, decided to use them rather than toss them in the landfill. Posted By Christopher Fitts, St. Petersburg, FL : February 26, 2007 11:12 am
” That’s why “Chairman” appears as “Chairman.” nice typo in an article pointing out typos. Posted By Parker, Columbia, MD : February 26, 2007 10:45 am
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What about the chance, “Chariman” is just a Google in-house joke?
Google “chariman schmidt” (w/o the quotes), and you’ll get chairmen as well. So what?