Have you googled today? http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-users-solve-googles-crop-circle-mystery-1787561.html
http://snipurl.com/rv1nh Twitter users solve Google's crop circle mystery Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Eagle-eyed users of microblogging site Twitter claim to have unearthed the secret meaning of today's "Google doodle", a depiction of crop circles spelling out the Google name which has puzzled many users of the ubiquitous search engine. In conjunction with today's alien-themed logo, the official Google Twitter account tweeted a set of coordinates at around 4AM, as well as a link to an image of the crop circle logo. As Twitter users noted in reference to the image, those coordinates indicate the position of the town of Woking and speculation began on the significance of the town. As residents of Woking will attest, the West Surrey town's affinity to UFOs lies in its position as the setting for the first martian landing in science fiction author H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, and moreover the author lived there for much of his adult life. With the 143rd anniversay of Well's birth next week, Twitter users now believe they have got to the bottom of the mystery, concluding that the images (and tweet) are coded references to the upcoming anniversary. User joshgjohnson noted, 'this is a "lead-up" as was the Sept 5th logo', an earlier Google doodle which depicted a flying saucer apparently in the act of abducting the letter 'O'. The timing of the reference is unusual, however, with six days until the crucial date, and further speculation has turned to its significance, with some suggesting a link to a sighting of a UFO in nearby Bagshot Heath, made on 15 September 1985. With next Monday the date of the official anniversary, internet users and science fiction fans alike will be searching for clues in the coming days to try and work out what Google is planning as a tribute to a man generally regarded as the finest science fiction writer of all time. <end> Well, I have found a better explanation of the abducted 'O': http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10345951-71.html Google's mystery UFO doodle finally explained by Chris Matyszczyk I know there are some people who have not slept for fear that Google had finally committed itself to some alien culture. Well, some outerworldly alien culture. Well, some outerworldly alien culture where all beings were green and no one used phrases like "market segmentation" and "41 shades of blue." You see, a mysterious doodle appeared on the Google home page. It showed an alien spacecraft making off with the second "O" in the word "Google." Were we really expected to merely gogle now? Didn't that sound uncomfortably close to ogling? Though there were no references to the Church of Scientology, Google's first pronouncement on the subject did not quell the concern. The questionably benign company declared: "We consider the second 'o' critical to user recognition of our brand and pronunciation of our name. We are actively looking into the mysterious tweet that has appeared on the Google twitter stream and the disappearance of the 'o' on the Google home page. We hope to have an update in the coming weeks." The world continued experiencing the occasional shudder, until Google's Twitter page produced this revelatory tweet on Friday: "1.12.12 25.15.21.18 15 1.18.5 2.5.12.15.14.7 20.15 21.19." Well, it was revelatory to those who think in a certain way, one to which I can only aspire. "Yes, of course," those who think that way said to themselves, while simultaneously slapping their heads with a fly-swatter. "It's a reference to that wonderful Japanese video game of the 1980s, Zero Wing." Now, look, I've heard of Vera Wang. But somehow Zero Wing passed me by, though I think it would be an excellent name for a fashion designer. However, those on the inside (of the spacecraft) tell me that Zero Wing is terribly cool and features extremely characteristic English translations. Apparently, Cats, a villain even greater than the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, makes this declaration at the beginning of Zero Wing: "How are you gentlemen. All your base are belong to us." Well, when you take all those numbers in the Google tweet and turn them into the corresponding letters of the alphabet, you get: "All your O are belong to us." Why would some Googlies want to feature Zero Wing now? Well, it's the game's 20th anniversary. So there. The problem is solved. The world is safe. Google has not been taken over by aliens. Or can we really be sure of that? <end> Hey, who took my Cherios? Terry PS Speaking of Vera "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn Remember how she said, That we would meet again, Some sunny day. Vera Vera What has become of you? Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/arts/music/15arts-VERALYNNTOPS_BRF.html I'll never forget her song at the end of Dr. Strangelove "All your Beatles are belong to us."
