Google's Robots.txt Updated for Halloween (scroll to the end)

Not sure if anyone else noticed, but the Google homepage has also been updated for Halloween. I know, I know, I've got way too much time on my hands, but it's always fun coming across these gems.

Clickable link: http://www.google.com/ (look closely at the 'e')

EDIT: Well, that sarcasm came round full circle. There's actually a gem in clicking the logo itself. Well played, Google.

JCThoughtscream• 17 years ago

Clicking multiple times, even. I was rather amused.

maxstoller• 17 years ago

Check out the HTML source: <img id="logo" width="320" height="138" border="0" onload="window.lol&&lol()" title="Click or treat!" alt="Click or treat!" src="/logos/clickortreat4.gif"/>

selven• 17 years ago

I used to frequent google.com, but modern web browsers let you search right from the URL bar, bypassing the site entirely. So you do have to go and look these days (or write a script that loads the HTTP and compares it to the standard version).

steveklabnik• 17 years ago

    $ wget -U "Kids" http://www.google.com/treats
    --2009-10-31 07:00:37--  http://www.google.com/treats
    Resolving www.google.com... 64.233.169.105, 64.233.169.106, 64.233.169.147, ...
    Connecting to www.google.com|64.233.169.105|:80... connected.
    HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
    2009-10-31 07:00:39 ERROR 404: Not Found.

Oh well.

noonespecial• 17 years ago

Very first thing I tried as well. I really expected to find something there as I would seem that any googler that thought far enough to hide such a thing in a place as arcane as robots.txt would surely finish the prank...

jamesbressi• 17 years ago

How much of a dork/nerd am I that I actually LOL'd?

bcl• 17 years ago

dupe - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=913137 ;)

good job adding date to make it past the darn HN URL checker.

Google's Robots.txt Updated for Halloween (scroll to the end)

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