Get MOH Blog Posts by Email
![]() | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Site Map
Blog Categories
Advertising |
Animals |
April Fools Day |
Art |
Bad Excuses |
Birth/Babies |
Body Manipulation |
Books |
Business/Finance |
Celebrations |
Celebrities |
Con Artists |
Conspiracy Theories |
Crop Circles |
Cryptozoology |
Nessie |
Death |
eBay |
Education |
Email Hoaxes |
Entertainment |
Exploration/Travel |
Extraterrestrial Life |
Fashion |
Folklore/Tall Tales |
Food |
Free Energy |
Future/Time |
Gnomes |
Gross |
Hate Crimes/Terror |
Health/Medicine |
History |
Identity/Imposters |
Journalism |
Law/Police/Crime |
Literature/Language |
Magic |
Mass Delusion |
Military |
Miscellaneous |
Music |
Paranormal |
Pareidolia |
Photos/Videos |
Places |
Politics |
Pranks |
Products |
Pseudoscience |
Psychology |
Radio |
Religion |
Scams |
Science |
Sex/Romance |
Social Networking Sites |
Sports |
Technology |
Urban Legends |
Videos |
Websites
Blog Archives
May, 2013 |
April, 2013 |
March, 2013 |
February, 2013 |
January, 2013 |
October, 2012 |
September, 2012 |
August, 2012 |
July, 2012 |
June, 2012 |
May, 2012 |
April, 2012 |
March, 2012 |
February, 2012 |
January, 2012 |
December, 2011 |
November, 2011 |
October, 2011 |
September, 2011 |
August, 2011 |
November, 2010 |
April, 2010 |
January, 2010 |
December, 2009 |
November, 2009 |
October, 2009 |
September, 2009 |
August, 2009 |
July, 2009 |
June, 2009 |
May, 2009 |
April, 2009 |
March, 2009 |
February, 2009 |
January, 2009 |
December, 2008 |
November, 2008 |
October, 2008 |
September, 2008 |
August, 2008 |
July, 2008 |
June, 2008 |
May, 2008 |
April, 2008 |
March, 2008 |
February, 2008 |
January, 2008 |
December, 2007 |
November, 2007 |
October, 2007 |
September, 2007 |
August, 2007 |
July, 2007 |
June, 2007 |
May, 2007 |
April, 2007 |
March, 2007 |
February, 2007 |
January, 2007 |
December, 2006 |
November, 2006 |
October, 2006 |
September, 2006 |
August, 2006 |
July, 2006 |
June, 2006 |
May, 2006 |
April, 2006 |
March, 2006 |
February, 2006 |
January, 2006 |
December, 2005 |
November, 2005 |
October, 2005 |
September, 2005 |
August, 2005 |
July, 2005 |
June, 2005 |
May, 2005 |
April, 2005 |
March, 2005 |
February, 2005 |
January, 2005 |
December, 2004 |
November, 2004 |
October, 2004 |
September, 2004 |
August, 2004 |
July, 2004 |
June, 2004 |
May, 2004 |
April, 2004 |
March, 2004 |
February, 2004 |
January, 2004 |
December, 2003 |
November, 2003 |
October, 2003 |
September, 2003 |
August, 2003 |
July, 2003 |
June, 2003 |
May, 2003 |
January, 2003 |
November, 2002 |
October, 2002 |
September, 2002 |
August, 2002 |
July, 2002 |
Google and Terri Schiavo
On March 22 Google altered their graphic (as they often do) to show water dripping out of the word 'Google' into a bowl. The rumor immediately started racing around that this was some kind of reference to the Terri Schiavo case. I don't quite follow the logic of the rumor. Did people think that Google was showing how water is dripping out of Schiavo as she dehydrates? I'm not sure. Anyway, it wasn't any kind of reference to Terri Schiavo. Google used the graphic to note that it was World Water Day.
|
Categories: Death Posted by Alex on Sat Mar 26, 2005 |
Comments (22) |
| More from the Hoax Museum Archives: | |||
I'm wondering if these water people paid Google a hefty sum? I thought that was odd at the time...who in the world wakes up and says, "Golly, it's World Water Day today!"
Those people haven't got a very clear website, either. They do, however, link to some rather interesting stuff:
http://www.irc.nl/page/16261
"Women and men both need water
Posted by Katherine on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 03:21 AM
Those people haven't got a very clear website, either. They do, however, link to some rather interesting stuff:
http://www.irc.nl/page/16261
"Women and men both need water
Ain't it great when people try and make the facts fit their theory instead of the other way around?
It would be like saying that Google's St Patty's Day "google" was trying to promote vegetarianism by showing leafy green things.
And google, as far as I've seen, will use any random excuse to change it's banner for a day. Unfortunately, they don't change it for every little thing, I think they should, as the logo gets rather boring. They also seem VERY random in that some major holidays have passed that they have missed.
Maybe it's just people at google being bored of seeing the same damned logo day in/day out.
Posted by Rod in the land of smarties. on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 04:26 AM
It would be like saying that Google's St Patty's Day "google" was trying to promote vegetarianism by showing leafy green things.
And google, as far as I've seen, will use any random excuse to change it's banner for a day. Unfortunately, they don't change it for every little thing, I think they should, as the logo gets rather boring. They also seem VERY random in that some major holidays have passed that they have missed.
Maybe it's just people at google being bored of seeing the same damned logo day in/day out.
I was told Google were showing strange little men in green on St Pat's day...
Posted by Smerk in to mischief on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 04:30 AM
I don't specifically remember a leprechaun (read: alien), all I remember is the shamrocks.
And did you know that ice cubes were specifically designed to poke fun at Mrs. Schiavo? The way they just waste away if left alone...
It's true. I heard it from a friend of a friend of mine.

Posted by Rod in the land of smarties. on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 04:43 AM
And did you know that ice cubes were specifically designed to poke fun at Mrs. Schiavo? The way they just waste away if left alone...
It's true. I heard it from a friend of a friend of mine.
Some people just seem to WANT to be offended.
Posted by PlantPerson on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 10:25 AM
And some people are just idiots 
Posted by Mark in London on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 02:58 PM
Since we're talking about Terri Schiavo, I figured I'd throw out my tasteless take on this issue.
MARY SCHINDLER
Posted by Brandon on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 04:47 PM
MARY SCHINDLER
Brandon, you're perverted, twisted and sick.
I like that in a person.

Posted by Rod in the land of smarties. on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 05:03 PM
I like that in a person.
Thats so horrible and uncaring, I think i'm in love 
Posted by Zoe on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 05:26 PM
I saw the logo...I even clicked it. It was indeed a link to a search about water. I have calenders with quirky little holidays...Grandparents Day, Best Friends Day, Secretary's Day (although, people DO celebrate this...).
I never thought it had anything to do with Terri Schiavo. (P.S. I am SO sick of hearing about her.)
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 06:57 AM
I never thought it had anything to do with Terri Schiavo. (P.S. I am SO sick of hearing about her.)
...They don't have anything up for Easter yet.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 11:16 AM
It was my birthday as well as World Water Day! I'd never even heard of World Water Day before I put my cursor over the graphic to see what it was. Nice graphic, in fact, I saved me a copy.
Posted by Reynard Muldrake on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 01:40 PM
I did a little search or, um, GOOGLE, and they have a list of their logos since the year 2000. Take a look:
Posted by Tom on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 03:24 PM
Posted by Tom on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 03:30 PM
I think I heard somewhere that those "Google Doodles" are designed by the wife or the girlfriend of one of the owners of Google. Or maybe I made that up.
Posted by Big Gary C in Dallas, Texas on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 04:35 PM
you made it up:)
check this link out to see who does the doodles
http://wk.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/03/22/200203220003.asp
Posted by t k in kingston on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 05:50 PM
check this link out to see who does the doodles
http://wk.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/03/22/200203220003.asp
...Appears they do some holidays every year, but then ignore other anniversaries & special dates for other years.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Mon Mar 28, 2005 at 11:08 AM
SERIOUSLY!
Some people are so stupid. I don't have any words to cover what I'm thinking right now...
I know im unfair, but as an europeean it seems like most americans think the US is the world and the rest of the planet is not... that makes people ignorant and stupid...
to my (and everyone elses) luck, this is the web, freedom of speech and stuff, so everyone is entitled to post stupid stuff.
(i know im unfair to 99.9% of the us people but still, anyone seeing my point here)
Posted by Christ0ph in Norway on Tue Mar 29, 2005 at 02:12 AM
Some people are so stupid. I don't have any words to cover what I'm thinking right now...
I know im unfair, but as an europeean it seems like most americans think the US is the world and the rest of the planet is not... that makes people ignorant and stupid...
to my (and everyone elses) luck, this is the web, freedom of speech and stuff, so everyone is entitled to post stupid stuff.
(i know im unfair to 99.9% of the us people but still, anyone seeing my point here)
One man in Florida was arrested for trying to hire a hitman to kill Michael Schiavo and the judge that ordered the tube removed. Another protestor tried to steal a gun so he could force his way into the hospice and bring Terri some water. He tried to rob a gun store with a box cutter.
Shows how smart these people are, huh? Trying to rob a gun store with a knife? The owner, of course, pulled a gun and the guy ran away, but was later arrested.
Probably the most jaw-dropping thing going on down there is that twenty-six people have been arrested for trying to barge in and give Terri water. SHE CAN'T SWALLOW, you retards! That's the whole reason she needed a feeding tube--her cerebral cortex has liquified, there's no brain in her head above her brain stem, it's just spinal fluid; that means she can't swallow. Totally incapable of voluntary movement. Putting water in her mouth would just drown her.
She doesn't have a brain, folks. She couldn't be "rehabilitated" any more than John Kennedy, post-assassination, could have been.
Posted by Barghest on Tue Mar 29, 2005 at 09:37 PM
Shows how smart these people are, huh? Trying to rob a gun store with a knife? The owner, of course, pulled a gun and the guy ran away, but was later arrested.
Probably the most jaw-dropping thing going on down there is that twenty-six people have been arrested for trying to barge in and give Terri water. SHE CAN'T SWALLOW, you retards! That's the whole reason she needed a feeding tube--her cerebral cortex has liquified, there's no brain in her head above her brain stem, it's just spinal fluid; that means she can't swallow. Totally incapable of voluntary movement. Putting water in her mouth would just drown her.
She doesn't have a brain, folks. She couldn't be "rehabilitated" any more than John Kennedy, post-assassination, could have been.
Just a minor point.
The web doesn't have any freedom of speech, Christoph.
Really.
It's not the US of A-internet, despite what Al Gore would have us believe
Posted by Insomniactress on Wed May 04, 2005 at 08:46 AM
The web doesn't have any freedom of speech, Christoph.
Really.
It's not the US of A-internet, despite what Al Gore would have us believe
The web does, however, allow freedom of speech (to an extent).
Posted by Boo in The Land of the Haggii... on Wed May 04, 2005 at 08:58 AM
IF it is the dripping water is an iv duh
Posted by different840 on Mon Sep 04, 2006 at 07:22 PM
Comments: Page 1 of 1 pages



