# Google on April Fool's Day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-on-april-fools-day/534583>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 1, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-on-april-fools-day/534583 "2010-04-01T15:52:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-on-april-fools-day/534583/1 "2010-04-01T15:52:05Z")

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Check out [Google’s](http://www.google.com/) home page. I’m looking at Topeka.

Then do a search and check out the time taken for the search. 😃

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-on-april-fools-day/534583/2 "2010-04-01T16:00:50Z")

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“Google Animal Translate”?

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**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-on-april-fools-day/534583/3 "2010-04-01T16:07:54Z")

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This made me laugh. Proper usage of the new Topeka brand.

[![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7ZYqYi4xigk/S7RDQpMd8_I/AAAAAAAAFy4/gweO6nrP1ds/s1600/topeka_chart_04.png) ](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7ZYqYi4xigk/S7RDQpMd8_I/AAAAAAAAFy4/gweO6nrP1ds/s1600/topeka_chart_04.png)