Aside from Happy Birthday! What is the GOOGLE SCREAM trying to Tell Us?

[KoKo]

Went to do a "Google Search" and this is what came up... I though it was some attack that took over Google because Bush is delaying his Iraq Report until after the Holiday Parties...

But no......it's Edward Munch's Birthday! and this is what Google is doing to celebrate it... I give them credit...but do you think Google was sending a subliminal message disguised as a B-Day Greeting? :shrug:

http://www.google.com/search?q=edvard+munch

Happy Birthday Edvard Munch!

[LSparkle]

1. Wow, Munch and Beethoven only separated by 3 days -- cool

Two of my favorite artists.

[pink-o]

6. Actually, Beethoven was born on the 16--which makes it 4 days

And I know this how??? Bcuz it's MY b'day as well.

I'm proud to share it with Ludwig, Jane (Austen) and Noel (Coward). Also Benny from ABBA--so what the hell happened to my creative talent????

[LSparkle]

7. Wow -- I sit corrected; I always thought it was Dec. 15 but glad to know

it's the 16th. Congrats on having good birthday mates ... Mine are Donald "You're Fired" Trump (ICK!) and Boy "Trash Detail" George (oh geez). Oh yeah, and Burl "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" Ives (at least he won an Oscar!).

[Swamp Rat]

10. Damn! Don't you ever read Peanuts?

:D :hi:

[LSparkle]

18. Surprisingly, yes, but I must have missed when Schroeder

obviously celebrated his idol's B-day. I just remember a teacher in 5th grade having us celebrate Beethoven's birthday on Dec. 15 one year -- HE WARPED MY LITTLE MIND!!!

[pink-o]

21. Well, it could be a lot worse!

...My BFF shares her Big Day with none other than Chimpy himself! She was actually born on his 10th birthday, July 6 1956.

I no longer send her b'day cards. Only sympathy cards.

[Warpy]

2. Since the figure represents the "OO" in the Google in the bacground

I suspect celebrating Munch's birthday is the only idea. The "Google" in the background is a nice touch, though.

[wtmusic]

3. Relieved that the painting was recovered

I thought we'd never see it again.

[BattyDem]

4. That's my favorite painting!

It's creepy and cool at the same time - I've always liked it. :D

I love the "Scream-ified" Google logo, too! :toast:

[Book Lover]

5. No - The Scream is Munch's most recognizable work

Hence its (over)use nearly everywhere...

[KoKo]

9. I know...but I hit Google for a search and saw the SCREAM and it was a

SHOCKER...It wasn't until I highlighted it that I realized they were honoring Munch. :D Most folks probably found it coming up on "basic Google" a startle!

[Book Lover]

13. Good! That's the function of the best art

Shake up those preconceptions :-)

[Kelly Rupert]

8. Pretty much just happy birthday to Edvard.

They do this kind of thing all the time.

[Toucano]

11. Someone pointed out it's also the anniversary of "Bush v. Gore"

Maybe that's part of it.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. It's really for Frank Sinatra's

birthday.

[Swamp Rat]

14. "DON'T WATCH FOX NEWS!!! ... THEY'RE ALIENS WHO WILL EAT YOUR BRAIN!!!"

[Pastiche423]

15. Munch's The Scream

is perfect for this date.

[Caoimhe]

16. It is believed that the fiery skies shown in the painting

were not just part of his imagination, but were the brilliant skies created by airborne debris that covered the globe after the huge eruption/explosion of Krakatoa. He painted it right arond that time. Interesting factoid.

[KoKo]

20. That's interesting...thanks..n/t

[Spider Jerusalem]

17. No subliminal message...

Google regularly does something like this with their logo.

Past birthdays commemorated on Google:

Monet


M.C. Escher


Michelangelo


Vincent van Gogh


Leonardo da Vinci


Frank Lloyd Wright

[NVMojo]

19. they are not screaming for Christmas!!! It's probably about Bush!!