# Charles Macintosh 250th birthday google doodle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-macintosh-250th-birthday-google-doodle/775841>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 29, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-macintosh-250th-birthday-google-doodle/775841 "2016-12-29T13:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-macintosh-250th-birthday-google-doodle/775841/1 "2016-12-29T13:53:23Z")

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Only for today, Dec. 29, 2016

> **[Google](https://www.google.com/)**
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> Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for.

A bit less ephemeral here

> **[Charles Macintosh’s 250th Birthday](https://www.google.com/doodles/charles-macintoshs-250th-birthday)**
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> Charles Macintosh’s 250th birthday! #GoogleDoodle

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**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-macintosh-250th-birthday-google-doodle/775841/2 "2016-12-31T05:44:03Z")

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I saw that several times before I realized I was conflating the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh with the raincoat guy and that’s why I was so puzzled and disappointed.