Take a look at Google's home page--it must be Van Gogh's birthday.
Either that, or it's Google's "Drop Acid at Work" day....
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 30, 2005 8:53:39 am PST #1555 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:54:40 am PST #1556 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you click on their modified logos, it takes you to a search on the terms they're celebrating.
So, yeah, Van Gogh.
DebetEsse - Mar 30, 2005 8:59:29 am PST #1557 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Do they have an archive anywhere of old special logos?
Betsy HP - Mar 30, 2005 9:01:04 am PST #1558 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Here: [link]
-t - Mar 30, 2005 9:01:07 am PST #1559 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't seem to be very invested in characterization on VM, though I absolutely agree about the Twilight Zone-ness.
It is Van Gogh's birthday! I can't believe the number of times I've looked at Google today and thought "hmm, something's up with Van Gogh" and yet didn't google him until just now. (Oh, thank you Betsy! I had no idea theere was an archive, and I often miss the special logos)
Sean K - Mar 30, 2005 9:01:54 am PST #1560 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Actually, yes they do, Abi. I forget exactly what search string led me to them (try googling "past google logos" or something to that effect), but they have them all archived by year.
Sean K - Mar 30, 2005 9:02:19 am PST #1561 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Or, you know, just click on Betsy's link.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 9:02:40 am PST #1562 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Google artist himself. Holiday logos.
God, I missed the Ray one last year. It's making me tear up.
DebetEsse - Mar 30, 2005 9:05:02 am PST #1563 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Thanks, Betsy and ita.
Timelies, all.
Kristen - Mar 30, 2005 9:08:00 am PST #1564 of 10001
sumi, I don't know! In previous trainwrecks, they've let the conductor keep on rolling. But they seem very serious about Making Money this year. In the end, though, I think they'll just threaten him with it and not actually fire him.