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Xmas at Google (for those that search for it)

20 points by crx 15y ago

meric 15y ago
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=christmas&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=... Christmas too.
switz 15y ago
http://www.google.com/search?q=hanukkah http://www.google.com/search?q=hanukkah Happy Hanukkah
benwr 15y ago
Also Hanukkah: http://google.com/search?q=hanukkah http://google.com/search?q=hanukkah
middus 15y ago
Nice touch. However, do we seriously need to have every Google easteregg on Hacker News?
- crx 15y ago
  What I like about this specific easter egg is how they solved the issue with religious holidays: Only those that care about <your religious holiday here> get to see the message.
- dhimes 15y ago
  If it wasn't here, I would likely never learn of it. So I don't mind at all.
  - mise 15y ago
    I agree, but the voting function is there to let the community decide if it should rise or disappear.
morsch 15y ago
No I18N: http://www.google.de/#q=weihnachten http://www.google.de/#q=weihnachten :(
makubecks 15y ago
a new one: "let it snow"
- dhimes 15y ago
  I think it's been around for a bit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3364234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3364234
JonnieCache 15y ago
Shameless discrimination against pagans/druids/witches/misc hippies: "solstice" gets no special graphic. And it's actually today[0] as well, unlike that copycat christmas! [0] depending on where you are. EDIT: Yule gets nothing either. Odin may as well have slain the frost giants for nothing :(
- halvsjur 15y ago
  They've got kwanzaa though: https://www.google.com/?q=kwanzaa#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=kwanzaa https://www.google.com/?q=kwanzaa#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&#...
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JAVagueArgument 15y ago
Has been there for a while, also works with the correct spelling http://www.google.com/search?q=christmas http://www.google.com/search?q=christmas also songs and count down http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+songs http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+songs http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+countdown http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+countdown but not cheese http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+cheese http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+cheese
rkudeshi 15y ago
Nothing special happens on mobile. What's supposed to happen?

20 points by crx 15y ago

meric 15y ago

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=christmas&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=... Christmas too.

switz 15y ago

http://www.google.com/search?q=hanukkah http://www.google.com/search?q=hanukkah Happy Hanukkah

benwr 15y ago

Also Hanukkah: http://google.com/search?q=hanukkah http://google.com/search?q=hanukkah

middus 15y ago

Nice touch. However, do we seriously need to have every Google easteregg on Hacker News?

crx 15y ago
What I like about this specific easter egg is how they solved the issue with religious holidays: Only those that care about <your religious holiday here> get to see the message.
dhimes 15y ago
If it wasn't here, I would likely never learn of it. So I don't mind at all.
- mise 15y ago
  I agree, but the voting function is there to let the community decide if it should rise or disappear.

morsch 15y ago

No I18N: http://www.google.de/#q=weihnachten http://www.google.de/#q=weihnachten :(

makubecks 15y ago

a new one: "let it snow"

dhimes 15y ago
I think it's been around for a bit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3364234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3364234

JonnieCache 15y ago

Shameless discrimination against pagans/druids/witches/misc hippies: "solstice" gets no special graphic. And it's actually today[0] as well, unlike that copycat christmas! [0] depending on where you are. EDIT: Yule gets nothing either. Odin may as well have slain the frost giants for nothing :(

halvsjur 15y ago
They've got kwanzaa though: https://www.google.com/?q=kwanzaa#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=kwanzaa https://www.google.com/?q=kwanzaa#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&#...

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JAVagueArgument 15y ago

Has been there for a while, also works with the correct spelling http://www.google.com/search?q=christmas http://www.google.com/search?q=christmas also songs and count down http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+songs http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+songs http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+countdown http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+countdown but not cheese http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+cheese http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=christmas+cheese

rkudeshi 15y ago

Nothing special happens on mobile. What's supposed to happen?