# Google Holiday Doodle **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 22, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846 "2005-12-22T19:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tower\_Dweller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tower\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tower_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846/1 "2005-12-22T19:22:31Z")
On Google today, there’s a cute image where the plain Google mark usually is (this is something they do from time to time). Today, it’s some kind of weird doodle. Check it out: > **[Google Doodles](https://www.google.com/doodles)** > > See more doodles at google.com/doodles! So … there’s a mouse coming out of the ‘g’ and looks like the Earth is in there, and then the Cheshire cat is helping him plug in the Google sign, and then … > [@](#): > > 1. ??? Literally. What in the world are they talking about? Anybody have a clue? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846/2 "2005-12-22T19:26:33Z")
I saw that two and went 😕 Are they putting up Christmas lights perhaps - that’s the surprise bit? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846/3 "2005-12-22T19:27:43Z")
It looks like they’re doing an ongoing series of images. First the mouse comes out, then the cat hands him the plug. And the third has not been revealed, hence the question marks. As the days go by, further images will be revealed, but my guess is that he’ll plug it in and the Google logo will light up like a Christmas tree. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846/4 "2005-12-22T19:28:23Z")
“Too”, not “two”. Arse. Why a cat and a mouse though? Maybe the missing pic has the mouse’s tail protruding from the cat’s mouth, and blood dripping down its chin. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846/5 "2005-12-22T19:34:38Z")
I don’t think there’ll be a “surprise” per se. Here are the doodles from past holidays: > **[Google Doodles](https://www.google.com/doodles)** > > See more doodles at google.com/doodles! > **[Google Doodles](https://www.google.com/doodles)** > > See more doodles at google.com/doodles! > **[Google Doodles](https://www.google.com/doodles)** > > See more doodles at google.com/doodles! > **[Google Doodles](https://www.google.com/doodles)** > > See more doodles at google.com/doodles! ---
**Author:** ![Tower\_Dweller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tower\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tower_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-holiday-doodle/336846/6 "2005-12-22T19:41:07Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > Here are the doodles from past holidays: I think you’re on to something. I saw those other doodle, but I didn’t realize that the “cartoons” were revealed over time. I’ll have to keep an eye on it. jjimm you are twisted! But mostly I’m mad that _I_ didn’t think of that comment. Rock on, and Happy Festivus.