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When you live in the state known for Toto, tornadoes and President Barack Obama’s mama, it pays to have a sense of humor. But Thursday, the folks at Google weren’t kidding when, to honor the Kansas capital, the company changed its online logo, just for one day, to read … Topeka.
Of course, turnaround is fair play. Early last month, Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten, hoping to lure Google’s ultra-high-speed broadband Internet project, some 100 times faster than what is now available, signed a proclamation changing Topeka’s name for the month of March to Google.
“Someone called it a monumental suck-up. Sure. We’re not proud,” Bunten said. Kansas City Star
