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My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 201

You can call me TC

It worked for me, surprisingly. When the zip opens, you get the results of the relevant Google search, the second result being the Los Angeles Times article entitled "Gideon Sundback, who did not invent the zipper, gets a Google Doodle"


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 202

Baron Grim

smiley - ta Interesting article.


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My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 203

~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum

smiley - bigeyes
>> The zippers on trousers have an overlapping flap of material. <<

There was a period, somewhere between the late hippy era (1968)
and the end of disco (1979) when exposed zippers on trousers and
jeans were in fashion, often with a large teething ring at the sip.

These seem to fall out of favour with the advent of pop top cans and
the hedonism and greed of the 1980s. And while a cursory search
for 'exposed zippers' revealed no historical record it does seem that
exposed xippers are making a comeback, especially on the back end
of assorted contemporary ladies' fashions.

smiley - cheers
~jwf~


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 204

Baron Grim

You really want that to be a trouser zipper, don't you. smiley - laugh


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 205

You can call me TC

On Google.de they are celebrating Keith Haring today. Actually, not quite my cuppa smiley - tea, just thought you might like to know.


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 206

turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...)

Ditto here in Blighty.

t.


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 207

aka Bel - A87832164

I love Keith Haring's pictures. I have cushions with motives of his pictures, and I used to ask for a Keith Haring calendar when people asked me what I wanted for my birthday. smiley - smiley


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 208

~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum

smiley - bigeyes
I have read a couple of links to 'bios' of this artist
all of which say he died young at age 31. None say how.
smiley - erm

BTW: that zipper guy from a while back...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-gideon-sundback-google-doodle-20120424,0,4136561.story

smiley - cheers
~jwf~


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 209

Hoovooloo

"I have read a couple of links to 'bios' of this artist
all of which say he died young at age 31. None say how. "

Obviously you didn't consult wikipedia.

"Haring died February 16, 1990 of AIDS-related complications"

Which would explain why the other bios were a bit cagey.


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 210

~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum

smiley - ok

Yes.

And, if I may say without risk of being called homophobic,
it confirms my suspicions. If suspicions is the right word.
Some might say prejudgment on superficial evidence.
Artists, eh.

smiley - cheers
~jwf~


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 211

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

The next doodle?

http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html#utm_source=sem&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=SKWS

Interesting

F smiley - dolphin S


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 212

toybox

And one for the elections in France:

http://www.google.fr/


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 213

Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor

Howard Carter's 138th birthday. Very nice collage of Tutankhamun treasures.


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 214

~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum

smiley - bigeyes
North America has a Mothers' Day doddle today.
Not sure if others can see it but here's Canada's.

https://www.google.ca/

The two Os are kids to the little mother g.

smiley - cheers
~jwf~


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 215

~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum

smiley - yikes
Geez! When did http://www.google.ca/
get that extra s in the URL?
smiley - shrug
~jwf~


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 216

You can call me TC

It's Mother's day here in Germany, too, so we've got it on google.de

Cute


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 217

Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor

nothing on my doodle today but FB is flooded with Mothers Day greetings, so it's probably the UK out of synch.

The Edward Lear one yesterday (celebrating his 200th birthday) was smiley - cool it included an owl and a pussycat, one of my all-time favourite poemssmiley - biggrin

http://www.rhymes.org.uk/the_owl_and_the_pussycat.htm


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 218

Metal Chicken

So busy playing with today's Google doodle Moog synthesiser I completely forgot what I was supposed to be searching for and would definitely rather stay at home and play with it than go to work! All those knobs to twiddle and smiley - weird noises to make smiley - smiley

MC


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 219

Baron Grim

My coworker has VERY loud speakers with a subwoofer. smiley - laugh


My word! - have you seen the new Google Doodle, what?

Post 220

~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum

smiley - wow
Best doodle ever!
I remember when a program like that woulda cost a bundle.
There's gotta be a way to download and save it.
smiley - cheers
~jwf~


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