# The Google Doodle in in honor of just this guy, you know? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619 "2013-03-11T07:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [March 12, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/21 "2013-03-12T01:03:00Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > The tape moves no matter what you do or don’t do. And I’m not sure what buttons you’re referring to; I haven’t found any buttons per se that do anything (even though the one on the joystick-thing really looks like it ought to do something). > > Oh, and the cup of something almost but not entirely unlike tea ripples if you click it. On the Guide. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/22 "2013-03-12T01:04:13Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > [http://google.com](http://google.com) > > ? Nope, sorry. Google NZ homepage (we’re Tuesday afternoon here while I think it’s still Monday in the US). ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/23 "2013-03-12T01:05:55Z")
> [@maggenpye](#): > > Nope, sorry. Google NZ homepage (we’re Tuesday afternoon here while I think it’s still Monday in the US). Here you go Maggenpye - [Google Doodles - Google’s Search Logo Changes for Every Occasion](http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2013/All%20doodles) Some people don’t seem to grok that others on the internet aren’t in the same location as them, and so may not see the same things due to timezone differences or local portal redirections. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/24 "2013-03-12T01:32:36Z")
> [@](#): > > On the Guide. I don’t think the Guide is implemented with actual distinct buttons-- It just cycles through the ones that it has. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/25 "2013-03-12T01:51:47Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > Here you go Maggenpye - [Google Doodles - Google’s Search Logo Changes for Every Occasion](http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2013/All%20doodles) > > Some people don’t seem to grok that others on the internet aren’t in the same location as them, and so may not see the same things due to timezone differences or local portal redirections. Thanks so much. I was trying to google the doodles but got doodly squat. My google-fu is up the wazoo lately. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/26 "2013-03-12T03:15:02Z")
A large ringed planet was halfway past the viewport the last time I looked. Has anything else interesting shown up there? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/27 "2013-03-12T17:56:55Z")
> [@maggenpye](#): > > Can someone post the perma link please? Yes, please. I can never remember the link. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/28 "2013-03-12T18:35:20Z")
> [@mage-girl](#): > > The doodle makes me a little sad. Partly because Adams is no longer with us, but partly because I took so long to come to terms with being a geek. The fact that this was only his 61st birthday made me sad. So much more he could have written. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/29 "2013-03-12T18:55:18Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > The fact that this was only his 61st birthday made me sad. So much more he could have written. Although, even if he never wrote anything more, it’d still be nice to have him around. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/30 "2013-03-12T19:10:07Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Yes, please. I can never remember the link. > [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > Here you go Maggenpye - [Google Doodles - Google’s Search Logo Changes for Every Occasion](http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2013/All%20doodles) Done! Glad it’s not just me. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/31 "2013-03-12T19:44:42Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Although, even if he never wrote anything more, it’d still be nice to have him around. Definitely. I still have a soft spot for his book _Last Chance to See_, a book about really really endangered animals that would, because of his deadpan wit, be hilarious if it weren’t so sad. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/32 "2013-03-12T21:34:47Z")
I can’t get Marvin out of the elevator - the doors just close no matter what I do. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619/33 "2013-03-12T22:00:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Definitely. I still have a soft spot for his book _Last Chance to See_, a book about really really endangered animals that would, because of his deadpan wit, be hilarious if it weren’t so sad. I’ve got a copy of that (I lost my first one and bought a second “for my daughter, but I’ll keep it on my bookcase, ok?”) and the sequel by Mark Cawardine (and Stephen Fry). Both are worth having. In the later book, Mark and Stephen talk about Douglas and the impact he had on both of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-doodle-in-in-honor-of-just-this-guy-you-know/652619.md?page=1)