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u05mpb
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Unexplained Phenomenon - Google Not sure what this is about? I haven't posted here for a long time - not sure if this is an appropriate topic for here or if I am being dumb or what, but...
Today I noticed that on my computer Google was being strange - the options for images, videos, mail etc were not at the top of the page as they usually are. I tried searching for reasons why this might be, but couldn't find any answers.
I then noticed the Google sign today is a UFO. I clicked it and the top search results are about 'unexplained phenomenon'. Thinking this might explain the unexplained phenomenon of the missing options, I searched further and found that the google twitter has a code on it - link - http://twitter.com/google
Apparently translated this says 'All your O's are belong to us'.
Sorry if I am barking up the wrong tree - but I thought if anyone knew what this was about you guys might. I tried searching to see if anyone had already posted but didn't find anything?
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:51 pm
3v1L Schwinn
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Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 245 Location: Bawlmer MD USA
http://exeterufofest.com/ Maybe?
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:00 pm
AUZ505
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Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 1599 Location: Germany
There is a lot of discussion about this all over the internet.
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:23 pm
Lovely Luke
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Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 127
Hope this turns into something.
The peeps over at google have a sense of humour anyway. There was that infamous(ly average) april fools prank, about the AI that became self aware and decided all it wanted to do was create web pages about cartoon pandas :]
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:48 pm
Silently3k
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Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 26 Location: In the dark
Well i know the folks over at www.unexplained-mysteries.com/ (who are quite high up the results list) weren't expecting it.
They initially thought their servers were being DDOSed!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:36 pm
Turducken
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Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 273 Location: REACHing for September 14th
http://www.unexplainedphenomenon.org/
Anyone Got a spare $11.11 So we can get on the inside?
EDIT: Did a whois, registered by a Joseph Chung, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he works for google.
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:41 pm
drizjr
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Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1700
Though that's a nice find, the interwebz being what they are, I would be cautious about handing over money. Robtex says: "Created On:05-Sep-2009 13:30:14 UTC " that was after the google doodle appeared, wasn't it? That makes me suspicious.
edit: spelling
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:15 pm
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scotgaz
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Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 188
the code reads "all your OARE belong to us"
I think the OARE reads Online Access to Reasearch Environment
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:19 pm
chaos
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Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 895 Location: The town of immovable markes, england
seriously?
noone's seen zero wings- all your base?
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i'll spin up a link in a sec
EDIT:http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/295929
heh
funny thing- a friend of mine msn'd me about it earlier...
kinda annoying him
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:38 pm
AUZ505
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Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 1599 Location: Germany
chaos wrote:
seriously?
noone's seen zero wings- all your base?
...
i'll spin up a link in a sec
EDIT:http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/295929
heh
funny thing- a friend of mine msn'd me about it earlier...
kinda annoying him
It is already in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us
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On September 5, 2009 Google's Twitter page carried the message "1.12.12 25.15.21.18 15 1.18.5 2.5.12.15.14.7 20.15 21.19" which translates to "All Your o Are Belong To Us", a reference to All your bases belong to us. [8], posted in conjunction with a Google Doodle depicting an UFO[1] and linking to the phrase "unexplained phenomena"[2].
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:08 pm
chaos
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Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 895 Location: The town of immovable markes, england
wow...
looks like google's stopped being a dick, though
assuming it was them that did it
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:18 pm
octoberveil
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Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 28
chaos wrote:
seriously?
noone's seen zero wings- all your base?
...
i'll spin up a link in a sec
EDIT:http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/295929
heh
funny thing- a friend of mine msn'd me about it earlier...
kinda annoying him
I know, right? Lol, only 2 other people got that?
-jess
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:43 pm
belab
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Check this out http://www.GoogleUnexplainedPhenomenon.com has some answers!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:47 pm
u05mpb
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Wierd - it is back to normal today anyway
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:26 am
MisterMalign
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Perhaps we should make this thread the predicting of the event the Google logos will take on.
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:33 am
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