Google Doodle pays tribute to absurdist novelist

[Darren Dirt]

...who didn't consider himself a novelist (he loved ideas, but hated writing http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17285332 ).



http://www.google.com/?q=google+doodle+douglas+adams

Interactive!


But still not as fun, imo, nor as rewarding / thought-provoking*, as just reading http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Douglas_Adams/




*wisdom! http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/40622.html

[Mr. Analog]

It's odd, I haven't been to Google homepage all day so this is a pleasant surprise!

[Darren Dirt]

the Guide contains a handful of word-free entries* -- Babel Fish and Earth and Towel are obvious and easy to recognize, and the Heart of Gold has been film-icized, the Vogon [Poetry] entry has been cuteified, and the mice-humans-dolphins-mice entry is funny, and Deep Thought is actually LOL-hilarious. Nice surprise was the "how to fly" bit -- it took me a little while to get it, but in hindsight it's actually really well done, covers pretty much the entire entry.

Happy birthday Douglas!


PS:

Spoiler

did everyone manage to find [classic!] Marvin's hiding place?

* full list of entries here: http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Google-Celebrates-Douglas-Adams-Birthday-With-Hitchhiker-Guide-Doodle-53506.html

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[Darren Dirt]

Nice surprise was the "how to fly" bit -- it took me a little while to get it, but in hindsight it's actually really well done, covers pretty much the entire entry.

Minecraft-ified! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es19I03Z4go#t=1m36s (MC footage combined with Radio Series audio!)

[Mr. Analog]

Nice surprise was the "how to fly" bit -- it took me a little while to get it, but in hindsight it's actually really well done, covers pretty much the entire entry.

Minecraft-ified! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es19I03Z4go#t=1m36s (MC footage combined with Radio Series audio!)

Excellent editing!