From boring to golden

Internet memes are a simple form of entertainment continuing to deliver for hours on end. However, there is one a mega meme almost always overlooked: The Google Doodle.

Google Doodles first originated in the late 90s when the founders of Google decided to commemorate their attendance of the Burning Man Festival (Which baffles me because who wants to celebrate their lack of hygiene for a month?) Since its inception, the doodles have enlighten millions of people. In recent years, they have begun marketing certain doodles to distinctive countries. Sure, the first doodles where dull and somewhat crude, but they had the characteristics of greatness that could come about from such an idea. Therefore, some of the more current doodles have even become interactive. The public can never really foretell what the clever nerdy geniuses at Google are stirring up for the next doodles.

Continuing, about a month ago there was a doodle for Pierre de Fermat (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!). Apparently, he had something to do with the conception of calculus, but really that is all I understood from the Wikipedia article. Don't tread on me, I'm an aspiring writer/editor/internet meme, so anything with numbers or symbols is usually out of my league. (Kind of like Emile Hirsh...SWOON) Nonetheless, here is the Google doodle for August 17,2011:



Furthermore, I have taken upon myself to go through the entire catalog of every single Google Doogle ever created and pick at the top five for your personal enjoyment. If at anytime you do not agree with this list, save your bitching.

5. December 23, 2010


Learning about other cultures is always fun.

4. March 20, 2009


Childhood nostalgia

3. January 28, 2009



Stare at it for a little bit.

2. June 9-10, 2011

http://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html

It's a guitar. You can record your greatest computer guitar song and share it with your friends. Awesome.

AND THE GREATEST GOOGLE DOODLE OF ALL TIME...(drum rollllllllllllllll)

1. May 21, 2010

Why?? Because Pacman is the shit and I am personally always looking for different ways to waste my time on the internet.

Honorable Mentions

January 4, 2006



August 30, 1998 (the world's first Google Doodle)



There you have it folks, the greatest Google Doodles to date.

Finally, this man needs no Google Doodle...PUTIN.