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From: Chris Ridd on 10 Jun 2010 09:32
On 2010-06-10 13:25:13 +0100, Peter Ceresole said:

> JohnB <john.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Using 10.5.8 and Firefox 3.6.3 - the google.co.uk homepage is
>> displaying a horrid background picture. It says to change it go to your
>> google account and bla, bla, bla.
>
> It's just one of Google's little jokes. Desert scene, right?
>
> It does the same in FF 3.6.3 and OS 10.4.11.
>
> In Safari 5 it comes up in normal colours, but in Russian.
>
> Fortunately, if you avoid their home page, for instance by originating
> the search in a widget, which I always do anyway, you avoid all the
> funny-ha-ha.

It doesn't seem odd in any way from Safari 5 here. What is neat is when
you search for "world cup" (which is an association football
competition) and you scroll to the end of the page..
--
Chris

From: Pd on 10 Jun 2010 09:35
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> JohnB <john.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > Using 10.5.8 and Firefox 3.6.3 - the google.co.uk homepage is
> > displaying a horrid background picture. It says to change it go to your
> > google account and bla, bla, bla.
>
> It's just one of Google's little jokes. Desert scene, right?

No, mine's a field of different coloured flowers.

--
Pd
From: Peter Ceresole on 10 Jun 2010 09:49
Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote:

> > It's just one of Google's little jokes. Desert scene, right?
>
> No, mine's a field of different coloured flowers.

And now it's normal white b/g... And the Safari access is no longer in
Russian. Clearly the Google Kiddies were having a recreational morning.

Normally, I'd never know; as I said, I never go via the home page
anyway.
--
Peter
From: JohnB on 10 Jun 2010 11:25
On 10/06/2010 14:49, Peter Ceresole wrote:
> Pd<peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> It's just one of Google's little jokes. Desert scene, right?
>>
>> No, mine's a field of different coloured flowers.
>
> And now it's normal white b/g... And the Safari access is no longer in
> Russian. Clearly the Google Kiddies were having a recreational morning.
>
> Normally, I'd never know; as I said, I never go via the home page
> anyway.
Nope still playing up here - although the background picture has changed
from coloured flowers to floating orbs in a water lily pond.

--
JohnB


From: Basil Jet on 10 Jun 2010 11:41
On 10/06/2010 13:17, Chris Ridd wrote:
> On 2010-06-10 13:06:57 +0100, Basil Jet said:
>
>> On 10/06/2010 12:45, Adrian wrote:
>>> JohnB<john.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
>>> they were saying:
>>>
>>>> Using 10.5.8 and Firefox 3.6.3 - the google.co.uk homepage is
>>>> displaying a horrid background picture. It says to change it go to your
>>>> google account and bla, bla, bla.
>>>
>>> I think you're doing better than I am - Google.co.uk just isn't
>>> responding _at all_ from here.
>>
>> If I click the news tab, it defaults to Venezuela!
>
> Wrongly?

Yes. I've now changed my homepage from google.com to google.co.uk to
force it to behave itself.
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