If you click on their modified logos, it takes you to a search on the terms they're celebrating.
So, yeah, Van Gogh.
Mmm. Wife soup. I must've done good.
Wash ,'War Stories'
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.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 8:54:40 am PST #1556 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 9:11:42 am PST #1565 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There is some right left in the world:
Blockbuster on Tuesday reached an agreement with the attorneys general of 47 states to settle charges that it misled consumers with its "no late fees" promotion. The video rental company agreed to pay $629,000 to reimburse legal costs and to reimburse customers who were misled by the promotion. The case centered around Blockbuster's policy of charging a $1.25 restocking fee if customers returned rentals after eight days. "A fee by any other name is still a fee," Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said in a prepared statement Tuesday. "This case is important to remind advertisers that catchy slogans can be misleading and even violate the law." Blockbuster, however, did not do away with the fees, saying only that it intends to post more signs in its stores that the describe them and to print the information on sales receipts.