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Old 09-07-2010, 01:34 AM
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http://www.google.com/

I spent a few minutes playing with it
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Old 09-07-2010, 01:37 AM
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The pac-man one was fun.
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:03 AM
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Mine looks the same as always?
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Mine too, very plain. Though it could be the filter.
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I see it in Chrome and Firefox but not in Internet Exploder.
Dont tell me you guys are using IE...
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:43 AM
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No choice ATM, gov't computer.
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:48 AM
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Chrome here, still looks plain. Though with my own picture as the background. Ah, I see now that I removed my image. Pretty cool.
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Pac-Man was awesome...this is pretty fun to play with.
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There are just a bunch of ***** that form the "Google" and they run away form you mouse when you move it near them.
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Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
There are just a bunch of ***** that form the "Google" and they run away form you mouse when you move it near them.
The "fancy" logos always commemorate something. Buckminster Fuller's buckyball was a couple days ago, trying to figure out what these are for...
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I think this proves google hates apple. On mac safari and firefox it is just the same old google.
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No sense singling Google out- everybody hates Apple.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
The "fancy" logos always commemorate something. Buckminster Fuller's buckyball was a couple days ago, trying to figure out what these are for...
usually if you click on the logo, it takes you to results about the logo.

but...
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Originally Posted by y8s
usually if you click on the logo, it takes you to results about the logo.
I know, that's what's so damned odd about this one. I don't think Sep 7 is national "Frustrate the living dogshit out of the user day."
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I'm pretty sure it's to show off HTML5 and JS skillz.
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
I see it in Chrome and Firefox but not in Internet Exploder.
Dont tell me you guys are using IE...
Works on my IE, but if you click they explode more and don't take you anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
No sense singling Google out- everybody hates Apple.
Except for the brainwashed trendy overspending masses...
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http://gizmodo.com/5631535/what-does...ogle-logo-mean
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Originally Posted by Splitime
Except for the brainwashed trendy overspending masses...
are we talking about liberals now?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
are we talking about liberals now?
i have an android phone.

your mom's a liberal.
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