King_Fisher
msg:3502575 | 7:22 am on Nov 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Cute, but not quite up to date. Those are WWI helmets used through the start of WWII. Then a change used through the Korean Conflict (UN Police Action}.
Which morphed into the current much improved helmet now in use in Iraq. Still nice to see a nod to the vets from Google...KF [edited by: King_Fisher at 7:23 am (utc) on Nov. 12, 2007]
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techrealm
msg:3502596 | 9:15 am on Nov 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Noticed that too - the nod was enough for me though. Its something in a place were nothing typically tends to fall as the default comfortable answer.
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katana_one
msg:3502707 | 1:36 pm on Nov 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Hmm. As of this post (8:36 am Eastern), the Google logo looks normal to me. Did they take it down already?
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jimbeetle
msg:3502796 | 3:22 pm on Nov 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Hmm, I didn't notice it yesterday. Either way, as also one who has complained in the past, thanks G.
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grandpa
msg:3502806 | 3:32 pm on Nov 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I too missed it. Thanks Google, and a salute to fellow Vets everywhere.
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techrealm
msg:3502820 | 3:52 pm on Nov 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
It looks like they took it down off the main page already...
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shorebreak
msg:3503250 | 12:06 am on Nov 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Pretty darn weak on Google's part IMO. Showing obviously outdated WWI helmets seems to me to disrespect the veterans that matter most = the ones still living today. I think this was actually a well-calculated move on Google's part; they paid homage to Veterans Day while side-stepping any reference to the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. Showing links to non-profits that help veterans (such as SoldiersAngels.org) would have been a better idea IMO, albeit unlikely given Google's we-don't-want-to-piss-off-anybody attitude. Just my $0.02
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Jon_King
msg:3503254 | 12:20 am on Nov 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
>>Showing obviously outdated WWI helmets seems to me to disrespect the veterans Yes, the same way Lucy degrades Psychiatry. It is all for fun. - 5 cents please. :)
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Jon_King
msg:3503262 | 12:31 am on Nov 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Also could be that November 1918 WWI ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. [edited by: Jon_King at 12:31 am (utc) on Nov. 13, 2007]
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old_expat
msg:3503423 | 6:43 am on Nov 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
" .. a salute to fellow Vets everywhere." Thanks grandpa .. and thank you for your service. BTW, I only wore a steel pot when jumping .. my cover was a beret in garrison and a field cap on patrol ('Nam). Bare headed anywhere else unless brass were around :)
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techrealm
msg:3503444 | 7:05 am on Nov 13, 2007 (gmt 0) |
| Showing links to non-profits that help veterans (such as SoldiersAngels.org) |
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Something I didn't mention, Google hotlinked the logo to the search "veterans day" and those results seemed appropriate at the time.
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