# Is it just me or....
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 14, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790 "2009-02-14T05:18:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/1 "2009-02-14T05:18:59Z")
…is [Google](http://www.google.com/)’s homepage today a little creepy?
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/2 "2009-02-14T05:26:49Z")
That’s not lipstick, it’s blood! :eek:
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### Author:  [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/3 "2009-02-14T08:26:14Z")
It looks like blood to me, too.
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/4 "2009-02-14T10:13:03Z")
I think you want to specify [noparse]Google.ca[/noparse]. [noparse]Google.com[/noparse] has the plain logo, and [www.google.co.uk](http://www.google.co.uk) has a heart in place of the first o and a pair of lovebirds on the second.
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### Author:  [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/5 "2009-02-14T10:22:16Z")
And google.com.au apparently doesn’t believe in Valentine’s Day
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/6 "2009-02-14T12:39:24Z")
> [@Quartz](#):
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> I think you want to specify [noparse]Google.ca[/noparse]. [noparse]Google.com[/noparse] has the plain logo, and [www.google.co.uk](http://www.google.co.uk) has a heart in place of the first o and a pair of lovebirds on the second.
When I click on your [google.com](http://google.com) link it does not have a plain logo (today Feb 14th.)
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### Author:  [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/7 "2009-02-14T13:49:02Z")
Google loves you… TO DEATH!!!
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### Author:  [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/8 "2009-02-14T16:09:47Z")
I also thought the .com version was freaky. The .uk version is cute, though.
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### Author:  [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/9 "2009-02-14T16:47:08Z")
It looked like blood to me also.
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### Author:  [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/10 "2009-02-14T17:03:03Z")
Yep, that’s creepy. In fact my first thought was, “oh yeah, Friday the 13th”.
what did it look like yesterday?
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### Author:  [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/11 "2009-02-14T17:05:49Z")
Yesterday it was just normal, changed back after the cute Darwin one. Today, definitely creepy–it’s like VDay for stalkers or something!
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/12 "2009-02-14T18:18:52Z")
I have my iGoogle page, with the darling Japanese fox. Right now, he rowing back across the stream after his picnic lunch.
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### Author:  [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/13 "2009-02-14T18:24:01Z")
The US one is definitely terrifying. Like, serial-killer-the-calls-are-coming-from-INSIDE-THE-HOUSE terrifying.
But the UK one is adorable and melted even my glacial heart.
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/14 "2009-02-14T22:38:23Z")
> [@ivylass](#):
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> I have my iGoogle page, with the darling Japanese fox. Right now, he rowing back across the stream after his picnic lunch.
My desktop has the little kawaii kitsune ^-^ … but the laptop that I keep by my bed for reading doesn’t. I had just finished H.P. Lovecraft’s _The Color Out of Space_ at 2am with the lights out and went to [Google](http://www.google.ca/logos/valentines09.gif) something… :eek:
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### Author:  [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/15 "2009-02-14T23:56:01Z")
> [@Bayard](#):
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> I also thought the .com version was freaky. The .uk version is cute, though.
For me the link went straight to the UK version, and I thought, ‘Good God the OP’s right, that bird is totally trying to eat that other bird’s head!’
But no, apparently it’s really cute. Am I the sicko, or is it everyone else?
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### Author:  [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/16 "2009-02-15T00:52:14Z")
I’m not the only one!
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or/485790/17 "2009-02-15T08:21:30Z")
Click my link then, I guess.