http://www.google.co.nz/logos/2010/googbday10-hp.jpg

what an ugly doodle.

I just checked it on Google.co.nz because I thought it was a joke.
Yes, ugly.... but not from google
<< Happy 12th Birthday Google by Wayne Thiebaud. Image used with permission of VAGA NY. >>

Is it from 70's....

http://www.google.co.nz/#q=Google&ct=googbday10-hp&oi=ddle&fp=2d7f6695dd61d02d

I'm seeing a Chinese language alt-text even though I'm on otherwise-English google.com. Google a while ago started to localize the logos independent of which site I'm at (so I'm now regularly getting Chinese celebration logos even though I'm on google.com).

I just noticed this too when visiting Google.com in Finland.

I think it's nice. Simple and beautiful.

Also

http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/27/google-doodle-history-how-did-it-get-started/
("Google Doodle History: How did it get started?")

http://www.google.fi/logos/2010/googbday10-hp.jpg

Taken from Google.com's HTML source:

alt="Hyvää 12-vuotissynttäriä, Google. Doodle-design: Wayne Thiebaud, kuva julkaistu VAGA NY:n luvalla." title="Hyvää 12-vuotissynttäriä, Google. Doodle-design: Wayne Thiebaud, kuva julkaistu VAGA NY:n luvalla."

google started a few weeks ago using geo-info for showing doodle on google.com
eg. the Oktoberfest-Doodle was available at google.com from germany with german alt-title.

that is just the first time you see this.

Yeah, I saw this first time on Monday.