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Mary Leakey - 100th Birthday Google Doodle

02/06/2013 2:16 PM

Today's Google doodle celebrates 100 years since the birth of Mary Leakey, a British archaeologist who discovered the skull of what may be one of our ancient ancestors.
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Re: Mary Leakey - 100th Birthday Google Doodle

02/06/2013 2:30 PM

I saw it. It looks nothing like her, by the way. A very 'Disney-esque' depiction, like 'Oh, here's the cute little anthropologist lady'.

That the best they could do?

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02/06/2013 3:18 PM

I thought those dogs looked familiar! (101 Dalmations?)
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02/06/2013 2:35 PM

GRANDPA!!!!

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02/06/2013 2:58 PM

Kids today with their x-crates and myplace, why back in my day all we had was a stick and fire.

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02/06/2013 5:09 PM

FIRE. ?!? Why we were lucky to have fire!

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02/06/2013 5:13 PM

<grandkids roll their eyes and go back to texting each other>

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