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I'm looking at this and wondering: is it an homage to the Olympics or a caveat emptor*, "beware Geeks bearing gifts," to potential IPO bidders? http://www.google.com/~~~~~~~ *how do you say that in Greek?
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how do you say that in Greek?
Depends on what you mean by that? The phrase "beware of Greeks" is Englished from the Aeneid and in Latin is: Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes. A synonym of caveo 'to guard' is the Greek phulasso. The Latin is a hortatory subjunctive (now what's the Gk form?). Gk agoraste:s (< agora 'market; assembly') is a good word for emptor. Oh, well: phulasse agoraste:s. (Though I doubt it';s correct; I'm not sure you can use the 3PS like in Latin.)
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Clicking on the logo gives you a bunch of hits about the Olympics, so I guess it's that. Whoa--I keep forgetting this is Friday the 13th. Hope it's not a portent for opening day.
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i was disappointed that they did not work the five Olympic rings into the five round or almost round letters Goog and e
That would have been neat.
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the rings are probably trademarked, so Google would get sood...
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The Olympic Charter defines the five-ring symbol and claims it as the exclusive property of the International Olympic Committee. It not only asserts a right to international trademark protection but requires all member nations, through their national Olympic committees, to assert and protect the exclusive use of the symbol, as well. This is why, at the time of the games in Atlanta, the organizing committee was successful in compelling a local fast-food drive-in restaurant to stop using, in its advertising, a picture of five onion rings, so arranged as to mimic the official Olympic symbol.
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Zeus as goalkeeper! 
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>Zeus as goalkeeper.
Not bad, but he still can't stop Nike from being the big winner at every Games. Kind of apt, really.
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