h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Here's the link: http://www.google.com/doodles/st-georges-day-2015


I noticed that there was recently another doodle with a very limited reach. German Google recently commemorated the beginning of Asparagus season.

The German asparagus season is a more interesting GD than St Georges day etc.

(I love asparagus and it reminds me of my Gran. But it does make my wee smell).

PP.

I've never noticed. I read something about that. It's genetic. But I can't remember which trait divides the population. There's two types of people, regarding asparagus wee. I can't remember if the difference is whether asparagus does or doesn't make their wee smell, or if the difference is whether or not they can smell it if it does.

.... let me check.

>Google University<


Ok, I'm apparently in the 75% of the population that can't smell it. But it does make everyone's pee stink. My father is in the other 25%.

Asparagus wee...?
OMG... the way these threads do tangle off into the obscure.
(Refrains from mentioning beet pee or green icing poo.)

~jwf~

But you DID mention GIP, so NOW you have to say more?

PP.

I used to make a "trash can punch" we called Windexxx™ for big parties. The ingredient that gave it its trademark infringing color was Blue Curaçao, which apparently has high levels of blue dye.

I know the after effects of Windexxx™ and I expect they're quite similar to G.I.P.

A two year old eating an entire packed of blue Smarties has the same effect.

As does a small child eating his sister's blue crayon.

Mol

Fair dues PP.
A few years ago I was shocked and frightened for my life
when I noticed a bright green, almost flourescent glow in
my toilet bowl and in a panic went off for medical support.

I was met with polite amusement and asked if I had eaten
any green dyed foods the day before, Mar 17th, St Patty's.
Indeed I had, half of a large cake slathered thick with lots
of green icing.



~jwf~

That could have been The Hulk down there!

PP.

Isn't it amazing how a post about nothing much happening on a particular date can trigger a conversation about brightly coloured pee.

http://www.google.com/doodles/bartolomeo-cristoforis-360th-birthday

Interactive. You can slide from Piano to Forte and Cristofori will play accordingly.

The piece about the creation of the doodle was interesting. I didn't realise the piece being played was from Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring until I read that. Once I knew, it was obvious. It's just the 'one finger' style of playing that made it hard to spot.

You won't see this in the UK, but today's is another animated doodle with an original tune to go with it celebrating Nellie Bly's 151st.

http://www.google.com/doodles/nellie-blys-151st-birthday

Also today is Children's day for Korea and Japan... separately.

http://www.google.com/doodles/childrens-day-2015-korea
http://www.google.com/doodles/childrens-day-2015-japan

Cute animated Mothers Day doodle.

http://www.google.com/doodles/mothers-day-2015

Must be a US thing..We had Mothers Day back in March.

It's fairly widespread, US, Canada, Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Chile, S. Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Croatia, Finland, Iceland, India, China, Burma, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia & New Zealand.

It's a little different in the UK and dependent on when Easter takes place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday

Last Sunday of May in France.

Today's doodle celebrates the 127th birthday of Inge Lehmann, the woman who discovered the Earth's core. This is an ironic choice of doodle, considering the recent earthquakes in Nepal. The range of this doodle is worldwide.

http://www.google.com/doodles/inge-lehmanns-127th-birthday

Today's doodle celebrates the 60th birthday of the Eurovision Song Contest. The doodle'so range is Europe, including Iceland and Russia, plus Australia, New Zealand and a few Asian islands that I can't identify on my tablet.

https://www.google.com/doodles/eurovision-song-contest-2015-final