The GU Search Engine ( Last Updated: March 8th, 2023 )
GU has had a basic search feature for a few years now, but as the archives grow it has become
evident that a more detailed search engine is required. The following engine will allow you to
search the archives by game name, or search for certain key words within the text, description,
title, or game name associated with a comic.
Basic search rules and limitations:
Search entries must be atleast four letters long; * can be used as a wild card to increase search results
(if booth doesn't work try booth*). Other operators are listed below to help you refine your search.
Enhancing Search Results
This search feature is essentially a boolean search of text currently found in the "panel type" (the subtitle
below the GU Comics logo), the "comic title" (the actual title of the comic), and/or the "keywords" (a combination
of the text and description of each comic). You can use boolean operators to improve your search. Please be aware
though that mySQL forces a considerable number of "stop words" which aren't allowed as search parameters. Some of
them are pretty stupid, but they cause invalid searches none the less.
Click Here to Expand (or collapse) the list of avalaible Boolean Operators, explanations, and examples.
Operator:
|
Explanation: (example)
|
+
|
put a plus infront of every word or phrase that must be present in the return
|
vhah naked | will return every comic with either the word vhah or naked in it
+vhah +naked | will return every comic with both the word vhah and naked in it
|
*
|
serves as a replacement for truncated letters; search results match if they begin with
the word preceding the "*" operator
|
booth | will return every comic with the word booth in it
*booth | will return every comic with the word booth or words that end with booth in it (such as phonebooth)
booth* | will return every comic with the word booth or words that begin with booth in it (such as boothbabes)
|
" "
|
searches enclosed within double quotes are interpretted literally
|
liquid monkey ass | will return every comic with either the word liquid, monkey or ass in it
"liquid monkey ass" | will return every comic with exactly the phrase "liquid monkey ass" in it
|
Click Here to Expand (or collapse) the list of "stopwords". (Trust me, it's a LONG list)
a's able about above according accordingly across actually after afterwards again against ain't all allow
allows almost alone along already also although always am among amongst an and another any anybody anyhow
anyone anything anyway anyways anywhere apart appear appreciate appropriate are aren't around as aside ask
asking associated at available away awfully be became because become becomes becoming been before beforehand
behind being believe below beside besides best better between beyond both brief but by c'mon c's came can
can't cannot cant cause causes certain certainly changes clearly co com come comes concerning consequently
consider considering contain containing contains corresponding could couldn't course currently definitely
described despite did didn't different do does doesn't doing don't done down downwards during each edu eg
eight either else elsewhere enough entirely especially et etc even ever every everybody everyone everything
everywhere ex exactly example except far few fifth first five followed following follows for former formerly
forth four from further furthermore get gets getting given gives go goes going gone got gotten greetings
had hadn't happens hardly has hasn't have haven't having he he's hello help hence her here here's hereafter
hereby herein hereupon hers herself hi him himself his hither hopefully how howbeit however i'd i'll i'm i've
ie if ignored immediate in inasmuch inc indeed indicate indicated indicates inner insofar instead into inward
is isn't it it'd it'll it's its itself just keep keeps kept know knows known last lately later latter latterly
least less lest let let's like liked likely little look looking looks ltd mainly many may maybe me mean
meanwhile merely might more moreover most mostly much must my myself name namely nd near nearly necessary need
needs neither never nevertheless new next nine no nobody non none noone nor normally not nothing novel now
nowhere obviously of off often oh ok okay old on once one ones only onto or other others otherwise ought our
ours ourselves out outside over overall own particular particularly per perhaps placed please plus possible
presumably probably provides que quite qv rather rd re really reasonably regarding regardless regards
relatively respectively right said same saw say saying says second secondly see seeing seem seemed seeming
seems seen self selves sensible sent serious seriously seven several shall she should shouldn't since six so
some somebody somehow someone something sometime sometimes somewhat somewhere soon sorry specified specify
specifying still sub such sup sure t's take taken tell tends th than thank thanks thanx that that's thats the
their theirs them themselves then thence there there's thereafter thereby therefore therein theres thereupon
these they they'd they'll they're they've think third this thorough thoroughly those though three through
throughout thru thus to together too took toward towards tried tries truly try trying twice two un under
unfortunately unless unlikely until unto up upon us use used useful uses using usually value various very via
viz vs want wants was wasn't way we we'd we'll we're we've welcome well went were weren't what what's whatever
when whence whenever where where's whereafter whereas whereby wherein whereupon wherever whether which while
whither who who's whoever whole whom whose why will willing wish with within without won't wonder would would
wouldn't yes yet you you'd you'll you're you've your yours yourself yourselves zero