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OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 941

Cheerful Dragon

Nice doodle. Instantly recognisable as based on Morris's style, if you've ever seen any of his designs.


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 942

You can call me TC

Yes - the green is typical.


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 943

You can call me TC

Today - 120 years Olympic games. Quaint old picture.


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 944

Baron Grim

Ravi Shankar's Birthday.

http://www.google.com/doodles/pandit-ravi-shankars-96th-birthday

This would have made a nice interactive. Who wouldn't want to annoy their coworkers by plinking at a digitized sitar?


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 945

Reality Manipulator

Google is celebrating William Shakespeare and St. George's Day 2016

http://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 946

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

We did not get the St. David's Day border in the US.
Perhaps I should head to the store and buy a leeksmiley - drool

I managed to name all the plays, except for the third with the handkerchief.
I am sure if someone mentions it I will be smiley - facepalm and smiley - doh

F smiley - dolphin S


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 947

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

Could be 'Othello'...Desdemona's handkerchief?


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 948

Baron Grim

That link above will only take you to the current google page. Here's a link to the doodle page for posterity.

http://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-william-shakespeare-and-st-georges-day-2016


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 949

You can call me TC

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160426-meet-the-man-behind-googles-doodles

An article about the chappie who does the doodles.


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 950

Reality Manipulator

28 April 2016
Hertha Marks Ayrton’s 162nd birthday

https://www.google.com/doodles/hertha-marks-ayrtons-162nd-birthday


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 951

Reality Manipulator

smiley - sorrysmiley - biro

28 April 2016
Hertha Marks Ayrton’s 162nd birthday

http://www.google.com/doodles/hertha-marks-ayrtons-162nd-birthday


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 952

Reality Manipulator

29 April 2016
48th Anniversary of first TV broadcasting of Les Shadoks (France)

http://www.google.com/doodles/48th-anniversary-of-first-tv-broadcasting-of-les-shadoks


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 953

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

Is this the French equivalent of Heath Robinson or Rube Goldberg? A87791935


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 954

Baron Grim

In the US, they're celebrating Teacher's Day with an animated doodle.

http://www.google.com/doodles/teachers-day-2016-us


But something is very wrong with it. Can you spot the problem?


















































The teacher is the youngest pencil.


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 955

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - snork


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 956

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

I thought that the teacher was the tallest pencil, but on the other hand, I guess you have a point. The more we get sharpened the shorter we get.

F smiley - dolphin S


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 957

ITIWBS

...and I thought it was the runt on the end of the line, running hard to keep up, walking on his hands...


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 958

You can call me TC

Today, apparently, is Sigmund Freund's birthday.

http://www.google.com/doodles/sigmund-freuds-160th-birthday

I notice it's not on google.co.uk

(Perhaps they'll celebrate Clement Freud's birthday instead)


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 959

Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2

Lotte Reiniger’s 117th birthday..Apparently the first stop motion animator. The Google animation uses the same method.

smiley - tea


OMG - have you seen the new Google Doodle?

Post 960

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

I've been admiring Lotte Reiniger's work on Youtube.

Here's a compilation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svyo0JAQ0_4

What a genius! (And she looks like my idea of a fairy godmother. smiley - winkeye)


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