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On George Washington’s Birthday and Ash Wednesday Google Honors…Henrich Hertz — Wait, Who?

February 22 is the 280th birthday of our first president, George Washington, as well as the day 1.18 billion Catholics (and even some Protestants) worldwide celebrate Ash Wednesday. For Google, the world’s most visited website, February 22 marks Heinrich Rudolf Hertz day.

Google Homepage Doodle Honors Heinrich HertzGoogle often adds effects to their homepage logo to recognize the significance of the date or current events, which the site calls Doodles. Some memorable Doodles include the playable guitar google logo on the 96th birthday of the father of the electric guitar, Les Paul, the voting Doodle on the day of the Egyptian 2011 elections, the Doodle on the Royal Wedding Day of Kate and William, and the blackout Doodle on the day of the SOPA protest. 

So who is Google’s February 22, 2012 Doodle honoree, Heinrich Hertz and why is he so important? He was a German physicist born in 1857 known for pioneering work on electromagnetic waves, becoming the first person to conclusively prove their existence. This discovery opened the door for wireless telegraph, radio and eventually television. Christian Science Monitor explains the story behind the squiggly, colorful line on Google’s homepage today:

“Like many of Google’s best doodles, this wave logo holds a double meaning. Sure, it winks at Hertz’s history in electromagnetism (we’ll explain all of that in a moment). But the undulating curves also hide a message, one you may never notice unless you take the time to look.

The waves form a repeating pattern: There’s a large blue curve, followed by a shallow red, shallow yellow, deep blue, skinny green, and one final red curve. Those lines match the general shape of Google’s traditional logo: Uppercase blue G, small Os, a lowercase g, a skinny green L, and a red E. It’s not the most difficult code to decipher, but Google‘s doodle serves as a lovely metaphor for Hertz’s work.”

Hertz died young at 36 and despite global fame for his discoveries, CSM notes that Nazis tried to expunge Hertz’s name from history for while he identified as a Lutheran, his father grew up a Jew.

The first Google Doodle was on Thanksgiving 1998, and the Google Doodle really began to pick up pace in 2000. The American Conservative notes that Google has shown a fondness for Earth Day, which coincides with Good Friday this year, opening the door for perhaps even more gripes on which event Google decides to honor on the day:

“Other than the Gregorian New Year, there seems to be no observance promoted more by Google than Earth Day. Now in its fifth decade, the feast of environmental awareness always gets worldwide promotion on all of Google’s pages on April 22.

This year, Earth Day coincides with Good Friday. Thus while billions of Christians worldwide observe Christ’s passion, any who might visit Google’s page are shown an idyllic scene of waterfalls and panda bears.”

In the last 10 years George Washington, nor any other president, has been recognized in a Google Doodle. Perhaps 2013 will be the year for George who, as one of the nation’s most respected Presidents, may provide a touch of political civility and patriotism, which few would argue against in these times.

Comments (167)

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  • MittensKittens
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:10pm

    Who?

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    • OniKaze
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:51pm

      Wikipedia His Name, and if you are reasonably intelligent (which I assume you are since you use “The Blaze”) I am sure you can tie his discovery with how it helped advance the modern world…

      Google may be a bunch of political fools, but they got this right… (Although I wish they would have mentioned Mr. Washington…)

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:38pm

      In Hitler’s eyes, Hertz was one more dirty, rich half-Jew. He would have been gassed. Six million Jews died at the hands of that dark-haired, racially obscure maniac. I wonder how many of them or the children they carried in their loins would have made great contributions to humankind. Jews make 0.2% of the world population, yet they have produced 22% of all Nobel laureates. Just sayin’. http://www.jinfo.org/Nobel_Prizes.html

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:41pm

      If you are going to deny your heritage you find ways to ignore it.

      “America” is on a course to self destruct. Our leadership “IS” ignoring it.

      “Analog” “IS” being attacked. There “IS” no + AND -. There is only one way. The Third Rich.

      There “IS” no give & take. No yen and yang. There “IS” ONLY one way, according to (socialist) government.

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    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:46pm

      February 22 is the 280th birthday of our first president, George Washington, as well as the day 1.18 billion Catholics ….

      Screw the Catholics.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:09pm

      STEELRESERVE

      another illiterate brainwashed dupe.

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    • Columbobear
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:43pm

      …Beck was being so dumb this morning. I thought he was smarter but I guess I was wrong. Hertz > Washington …if you don’t understand that, than delete your blaze account.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:49pm

      The Democrats color is blue, the Republicans color is red and the Environmental groups color is green.
      The biggest color on Google’s doodle is blue, stating that they are Democrats. The smallest color is red, stating that they don’t like Republicans. Green is larger than red and is on the rise without dropping down, stating that Google favors this group more than the other two and wants them to grow. It also shows blue turning into green stating that Google wants Democrats to turn into Environmentalists. Yellow might have been thrown in just because it’s one of the colors they use. Or, it might stand for the Chinese.
      .

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    • nelbert
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:02pm

      What a strange series of posts!!!

      From an inquiry about Henrich Hertz, to a brief history of WWII atrocities against Jews, to a diatribe against Washington, to some freaky analysis of the Google color scheme.

      It’s like a drunken conversation with slightly nerdy college freshmen.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:16pm

      @nelbert
      That’s what I thought too. So, I joined the non-sense with something just as crazy. I took electronics classes for 2 years and learned a lot about Hertz. I was going to say something about him and his discovery but, it seemed no one was intersted. Read my post, a few posts down, if you want to see more crazy (but true) stuff.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:32pm

      I don’t use Google anymore so I missed their “Doodle of the Day”. They can doodle woodle all they want. They lost me as a customer when they changed their policies. Now I have the arduous task of changing my e-mail contacts to another e-mail account.

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    • NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:50pm

      NELBERT–You couldn’t have said it better!

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    • barnsy
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:48pm

      Screw these left wing a-holes I use Bing !

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    • WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges12
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 6:06am

      Google? You don’t Google. I don’t Google. We don‘t need no stinkin’ Google!

      And here‘s what to do to that stinkin’ spyin’ Google:

      * Block Google in your firewall. If you don’t have such access, use PeerBlock (freeware available at http://www.peerblock.com/ or at SourceForge – the open source software website).
      Google address ranges:
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      209.85.128.0 – 209.85.255.255
      216.239.0.0 – 216.239.63.255
      Google now owns YouTube, so allow these addresses for it:
      74.125.226.128 – 74.125.226.255
      72.14.204.84
      Google also own BlogSpot, so allow these addresses for those blogs:
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      Some sites use Google “ajax”, so allow this address for such use:
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      Some sites use Recaptcha, so allow these addresses (may be others) for such use:
      74.125.113.105
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      * Become Internet savvy. Listen or read (live & archived) to “Security Now” with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte. Gibson also has free tests & software to close “information leaks” in your OS (Windows & Mac)

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 5:46pm

      Forget it.

      That’s what google wants you to do. Forget it.

      Remember? America, BAD. Socialism, good. Relativism, good. Truth, BAD. Sovereignty, BAD. Collectivism, good. Savvy? We BAD. Them, Good.

      Rewrite history in the image that socialists ‘feel’ is good. (remember: truth BAD)

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  • Calamity Jane
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:08pm

    Besides the fact that Eric Schmidt is a smarmy weasel, I quit using Google several years ago when they had a tribute (doodle) to Rube Goldberg on the 4th of July. This truly American holiday happens to also be Rube’s birthday. Unfortunately, Google has a habit of disrespecting American holidays and important dates in lieu of meaningless BS

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    • D-Fence
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:42pm

      Amen sister. I’ve worked with Eric Schmidt. He’s as elitist progressive if there ever was one. I too wish and hope the world doesn‘t lose the history of our great country and it’s founders.

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    • txmike
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:12pm

      I’m using Bing because its not Google. At least on Monday they honored presidents day. I stopped using google a couple of years ago when they gave a week to the muppets but couldn’t be bothered to find a way to honor the first responders and victims of 9/11.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:10pm

      I’m leaving Google for good.

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    • ramburner
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:35pm

      I have also left Google and for the present time I am using Bing. Someone please recommend a better search engine! The reason I left Google is that the squiggly line you see above represents the way Google has weaved themselves into everything I do! I also want to leave Chrome and any other company that is owed by Google! I don’t need to be tracked by Big Government in anything I do! Freedom still rings in my ears, but it is being snuffed out by the liberals of the day.

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    • TROONORTH
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:14pm

      WOW! What jingoistic myopia.

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    • BSdetector
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:06pm

      Firefox will replace chrome for you, Yahoo is about as good as Bing.

      I‘m still looking for an e mail that’s as good as gmail though.

      I love capitalism but it sucks that the best company at what they do is do damn evil…

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    • OnMission4Truth
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 2:12am

      I left Google when I searched “pro-life doctors” and the first and only ad that came up at the top of my screen was for abortion clinics. Clicked on “Why this ad?” and it said that this was relevent to my search. Excuse me? Then proceeded to block this ad and disable this stupid function Google has. Tried my seach again to see if it had worked….nope…. same flippin ad still up there.
      Haven’t been on Google since. And got a few others to leave the ran-by-libs search engine.

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  • WashingtonIsMyHero
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:39pm

    Haven’t used Google since one of their top brass was involved in the so-called Arab Spring.

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    • True American66
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:54pm

      I quit using Google several weeks ago, after the Privacy notification. I haven’t missed it at all. I even uninstalled it from my computer…..they can Big Brother someone else!

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    • Scooder
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:06pm

      I’d like to get rid of Google also, but not being a big computer guy I’m not sure what my options are. Any suggestions? Yes, I’m serious.

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    • TEXASGRANNY73
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:12pm

      Happy Birthday President George Washington and on the 12th President Abraham Lincoln. On Presidents Day the radio and others tried to turn Presidents Day into all Presidents when it was meant to combine two for a national holiday.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:16pm

      Go ahead, get rid of Google, but they will still watch you. And then they’ll get a government bailout. Government is good.

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  • One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:14pm

    They’ve been doing this to America for years and years now, and when I used to blog, we’d have one of those every couple months. http://bit.ly/Aj7wen (google search ‘google hates America) Veterans day‘s a favorite ’blow off’ day of theirs…so’s Christmas, Easter, St Patty’s,…these lefty tech billionaires sure have dumped all over the people who made them what they are. US.

    Frankenstein monsters. :(

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  • Wyoming
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:03pm

    This is a non story – if anything why aren’t we celebrating hertz – he is everything we are today and would have nothing modern in communication without him.

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    • encinom
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:22pm

      This story is nothing more than Beck’s lame attempt to find a anti-american/anti-religion conspiracy where non-exists.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:22pm

      ENCINOM!
      Admittedly I have had to take a mental break from ranting here but even so I haven’t heard from you in awhile. Either way, good to see you brother.

      Report Post » SimpleTruths  
    • BetterInformed
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:04pm

      @Simple

      You refer to your icon neighbor, Encinom, as “brother” which would indicate he is related or simply a male soul mate. Are you guys lovers? Either way it’s good to learn that he has a little friend.

      I’m new here and have enjoyed his little tantrums. I imagine you are another anonymous “google copy and paster” like you pal. I look forward to another hidden “nobody” with nothing of substance to offer. Who’s better at getting attention, you our you “Brother” ?
      Give us a little mindless rant. Show us your stuff. Just think, you could become “Homey the Clown” of the Blaze.

      BTW Encinom it is “none exists” not “non-exists”,; get a new spell checker.

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:50pm

      My feelings exactly. I was surprised when the headline said “Heinrich Hertz – wait, who?”. Heinrich Hertz is an amazing man who made great contributions to physics and technology and I was kind of offended that the Blaze would act like no one knows who he is.

      For crying out loud, we use his name to describe frequencies! (if your monitor refresh rate says 60Hz – that’s 60 Hertz, as in Heinrich Hertz…)

      RIP my fellow nerd.

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  • JP16
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:42pm

    Look at how stupid this argument really is. They as a company decide to go with someone who had a huge impact on technology, and people are flipping out because they didn’t do one for the holiday they wanted. If a little icon on a website gets you this upset, then you really need to live your life and get over obsessing the little things.

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    • zorro
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:05pm

      You had me at “Look at how stupid this argument really is.” I couldn’t agree more.

      Moving on…

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:09pm

      It is more like saying we hate you. We hate everything that came before you. And we will tell you the way the world will be.

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    • michaelinminnesota
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:01pm

      Right on JP. I admire George Washington as the quintessential american – everything for country.
      I am RC and observe Ash Wednesday and its rituals. Hertz was a giant in his field and deserves recognition. Next year Google will probabably acknowledge Washington or the beginning of Lent. My life, my patriotism, or my faith will not suffer if it doesn’t. Get a grip folks.

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  • Thisnameistowarnyouthatyouwillhatemycomment
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:39pm

    You know, not bust all of your “Everyone hates America and Christians” conspiracy bubble, but maybe, just MAYBE, google picked this person because they are a TECH company and this man is incredibly important to the development of modern technology…

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    • TheDM
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:46pm

      Wow, this is such a marvelous concept! I’ve never conceived such a notion!

      I hear tell that some people posit that the sky is, in fact, BLUE. What say you regarding this phenomenon?

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    • True American66
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:56pm

      You’ve missed the point entirely. Monday was the day Americans celebrate Prsident’s Day and today is Ash Wednesday. It seems that Google, being an American company, could have assigned a least one of their Doodle drawers to commemorate those American/Religious holidays. No one is saying they can’t commemorate Hertz, it just would have been nice if they could have used their vast resources to commemorate an American/Religious holiday too.

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    • USAMEDIC3008
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:26pm

      Sorry the sky is NOT blue
      You see the reflection of the sea
      And when a tree huger falls in the woods, they do
      Not make a sound.,If there is no ear to hear..

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:08pm

      Actually, nothing really has a color. The visible color spectrum (to the Human eye) is from violet through red (400nm to 700nm). Things that appear to be a color are not that color, they are absorbing all the other colors (wavelengths) except that color. When you see green (555nm) you are only seeing the color that is not absorbed.

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    • USAMEDIC3008
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:43pm

      MONK
      go to the head of the class,
      but what about the tree hugger

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:38am

      @USAMEDIC3008
      Tree huggers always make noise; especially when they get lost in the woods and start crying and yelling for help. Ever notice that the trees never help them?
      If you read my earlier post, replying to the first post in this article, you’ll find out why I was being so damn stupid on purpose. Just joking around with all the off-topic posts : )

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 2:55am

      @The-Monk
      The on-topic rule rubs me the wrong way. I dislike false analogies or taking words out of context, but a blog is not a literature class. Given our current predicament, I find it much more compelling to note that we could have lost a Hertz (or an Einstein) because of a dictator than to comment on Google’s choice of Doodles. As long as the govt. is not forcing me to use Google as my search engine and Google’s choices are not offensive, they can honor whomever they darn well please.

      Too bad you felt you had to apologize to a pompous, humorless @ss for your comment. I thought it was funny and creative.

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  • Jimbo65
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:27pm

    It’s a post American world. At the rate things are going, in ten years, America will replace Nazi Germany as the cautionary tale told school children.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:43pm

      Post NAZI Germany is already a cautionary tale.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:25pm

      You are a great example of Beckian post-intelligence, assume of course you had any to begin with.

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  • TheDM
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:25pm

    This is really silly to get offended by. Like has been already pointed out, people around the world use Google. Heinrich Hertz is relevant to the existence of modern communications technology as we know it, while George Washington, however relevant to the US, is only relevant to the United States.

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  • popweasel
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:24pm

    Yet another reason I stopped using Google search and ditched my Android phone for a Palm (and soon Nokindows). Hertz is pretty cool just the same though.

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  • MammalOne
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:11pm

    I don’t understand the argument, this makes perfect sense if you think about it. Google is an international website. George Washington‘s birthday isn’t significant to anyone other than Americans. Ash Wednesday isn’t important to anyone other than Christians. Science and physics is something that everyone can appreciate.

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:13pm

      Wait, you mean everyone in the world isn’t a patriotic christian???

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    • The Jewish Avenger
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:16pm

      Arguing with yourself isn’t helping your stance on this you know… :)

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:17pm

      Precisely. It‘s almost as if something relevant to 7 billion people is a more appropriate theme than one that’s only relevant to 1.5 billion or 300million people.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:20pm

      How much does Chavez pay you to post on here?

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:24pm

      @cessna Do you find fault with my logic or are you just upset that not everyone loves jesus and george washington as much as you do?

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    • TheDM
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:28pm

      CESSNA

      I hope a lot; calling and writing him is getting expensive.

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:33pm

      Exactly how many nations did Hertz found?

      How many people did he free from tyranny?

      How many leaders from nations worldwide have looked to him as a model of how to govern a nation?

      Oh- and what nation does Google owe every ounce of its success to? In most other nations, Google never would have happened.

      As to the Ash Wednesday rebuttal, you *do* realize that Christianity has effected many more lives in a positive way than Hertz, don’t you? And that it’s not just Conservative Christians that celebrate Ash Wednesday?

      Your pitiful little post is below contempt, IMO.

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    • WS7
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:47pm

      Google can pick doodles based on your location. By your logic they should not have doodles for Thanksgiving, Serbian National Day, Chinese New Year, Thailand National Day, or many of the different Indpendence Days. They can do what they want, it just seems sad they would leave George Washington out.

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:48pm

      LEFTFIGHTER

      Again, while George Washington may seem like a major player in the world to people in America, most people in the world actually just don’t care about his birthday. He didn’t invent America, he was just one part in a much larger, much more convoluted history (not all positive) that lead to the creation of the country. Just because Google is based in America doesn’t mean they have to use every minor American holiday in their themes.

      They’re nerds, of course they’re using the guy who helped invent computer/tv screens…

      And how many hundreds of millions of people have been killed in Hertz’ name? How many holy wars have been waged because of him? Did Hertz’ father ever command people to kill homosexuals and women who cheat on their husbands?

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    • 2aspire
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:20pm

      @MammalOne
      Yes, there is a problem with your logic. If you had any understanding of Servers dedicated to handle US traffic vs. another country you would find your argument of “We are the World” therefore our message must be singular and all inclusive is BS.

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:42pm

      @2aspire

      There is no “we are the world” message being implied. The fact of that Google‘s servers are housed in the US and were originally developed here does not change the fact that it’s the most widely used website in the world. Google doesn’t have to be “all inclusive” in the same way they don’t have to be only US inclusive.
      They‘re a technology company that does business all around the world so it shouldn’t be surprising they‘d use a famous physicist who helped usher in the age of digital communications over george washington’s birthday (which isn’t even a big deal to the vast majority of people in america…) or some minor christian holiday.

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    • LANE131
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:54pm

      @ MAMMALONE i do not know about that, it seems to me that Muslims are very anti-technology wants to bring the whole world back to the 7 century, unless it’s technology to KILL people, oh then they are all for it. Muslim = slaves to evil.
      Oh the Amish seem to be a bit anti-technology too, but at least they live and let live in peace.
      I cool with Hertz getting this, i also would have been cool with something for Ash Wednesday, and cool with something for George Washington all are great in their own ways.

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:47pm

      @lane131

      Well, it doesn’t make any sense to try not to offend people on the internet – who don’t use technology… It‘s not like the amish are upset Google didn’t do something for ash wednesday. They don’t use computers…

      And i forgot about the muslims. I should have known they’d hate technology. They hate everything that isn’t death, right?

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  • Thayes
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:06pm

    First pres doodle will be Obama, we all know it because when he was elected the earth grows colder and the water recede, we are to be saved……apparently from ourselves

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    • Machtyn
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:29pm

      And lo and behold, the Earth is cooling. Several reports just last week have stated as much.

      But, this is much ado about nothing. Any geek, techie, etc. will recognize Heinrich Hertz – one of the fathers of modern electricity. Those computers measured in mega‘hertz’ and giga‘hertz’. The 60Hertz on your 110Volt electric outlet… but be careful with the 50Hertz on the European 220Volt outlet.

      Google is a techie company first, liberal company second, and capitalist company third. (I’m not sure anymore about that “Do no evil” mantra thing now, though.)

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  • Indymaverick
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:55pm

    Happy margarita day everyone !

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:50pm

    Screw Google…use Bing!

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:59pm

      By George, I think I’ll give Bing a try.

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    • riverdog1
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:20pm

      use bing because the celebrate GW and jesus.

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    • SoNick
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:08pm

      Have fun using the crappiest search engine around!

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  • NHwinter
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:42pm

    Google, Comcast, and Progressive Insurance are all liberal supporters of Obama

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    • cja23
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:58pm

      If you have Progressive Insurance and you don’t want to support the DNC, find another insurance company.

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  • WS7
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:40pm

    Google can tailor its logo to your location. They can also have multiple doodles for one day. Considering those facts, there is no reason why they could not also highlight Washington’s birthday for the US at the very least.

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    • momsense
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:05pm

      Sure there is–they hate this country, just like most Com mie Lemmings

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:05pm

      Oh, there IS a reason alright.

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    • The Jewish Avenger
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:26pm

      “I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristicks of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation. ”

      Ash Wednesday: It was observed by church attendance, fasting, and abstinence from secular activities.

      Oh THATS why Google observes this guy…

      He was the first to conclusively prove the existence of electromagnetic waves by engineering instruments to transmit and receive radio pulses using experimental procedures that ruled out all other known wireless phenomena

      So lets see, he didn‘t invent anything and he didn’t lead anything he just proved something that was already hypothesized and now he‘s Google’s flavor of the month? Whats next the Ayatollah as Man of the Year for Time? Oh wait….

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:59pm

      I like Hertz as a nationalist & for his scientific contributions. He should be admired for his great achievements.

      But what about Washington? What if the American colonies had remained British? Would the world be better or worse?

      The Indians certainly dislike the British. The British practiced triangular trade to the detriment of the Indians & Chinese. Ain’t Mercantalism a bi atch?!?

      Mind you Mercanalism is not free trade or capitalism. It is top down central plannning.

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  • brntout
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:32pm

    Makes me remember the old Outer Limits opening “Do not attempt to adjust your television set……”then the compressing and expanding sine wave….Ah memories…..Simpler time,simpler mind….

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  • NullVoid
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:26pm

    Microsoft, on the other hand, has a picture of a palm no their http://www.bing.com/ search engine. When you hover over the image, and then on the second box from the left that shows up within the image, it states:

    “You may see smidgeons of ash on foreheads today, the remnants of last year’s palms.”

    Also, http://www.ask.com/ has as its question of the day: When is George Washington’s birthday?

    Don’t Google the answer now!

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    • DD313
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:39pm

      Don’t forget, birthday and birth date are not the same thing.

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  • DD313
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:25pm

    Washington is way too provincial for a global company like Google. Now Hertz, he has an international unit of measurement named after him.

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  • 45
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:24pm

    No surprise to me.

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  • SquidVetOhio
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:15pm

    The frequency at which Google offends me is high. Huh? Huh? Where my geeks at? Virtual chest bump.

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  • k1607
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:12pm

    Not a shocker-it’s sad.

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  • JP4JOY
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:12pm

    I guess the Blaze wanted a white powdered wig and some wooden false teeth for Google’s logo?

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:35pm

      George Washington did not have wooden teeth that is a lie.

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    • Scooder
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:00pm

      Old George had quite a few different sets of false teeth but none of them was made of wood.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:03pm

      Eureka, I just discovered you libs can be funny! Groundbreaking. Next year’s Doodle goes to me.

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    • JP4JOY
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:24pm

      Thanks for pointing out what I considered obvious about his teeth. Some were ivory from elephants, one set was from hippo tusks and one set was from a narwhale and they were his favorite. Probably because they fit.

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  • Ducky 1
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:10pm

    Not surprised at all……it is google!

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:47pm

      Yes .. just one of the many reasons people aren’t using Google

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    • The Jewish Avenger
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:49pm

      The more people realize there are alternatives, the better.
      To start, use proxies so they cant keep a profile on ya.
      or simpler, use this:

      https://startpage.com/eng/

      Yes google, I hate what you have become.

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    • Dave.the.Blaze
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:22pm

      Do you look at YouTube vids, search via Yahoo, use maps and directions, or shop online? Chances are you’re using google whether you know it or not.

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    • liberalescheisskopf
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:20pm

      Great idea Jewish Avenger! I went to the site and typed ‘boobs’ but ENCINOM and SIMPLETRUTHS popped up……..

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:10pm

    Obama will have a “Google Doodle” before Washington ever will.

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:24pm

      how does that make you feel ? sad or angry………..lol

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:35pm

      Actually Steelhead, I don’t feel strongly about it, it’s Google, champion of the “Arab Spring”, fools then and now.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:37pm

      Sorry to disappoint you. :-(

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:12pm

      Gonzo pay no mind to PINHEAD he‘s just one of obama’s useless idiot liberals that runs off at the mouth when hes trolling-

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