This fascinating image above is from the recently inaugurateda4s‚ Google Books&' Error Page and shows you just how far artist&'s Yi Ying Lu&'s Twitter Fail Whale image has come since it was first put into heavy rotation in 2008. Perhaps it is the fact that &''fail&'' rhymes with &''whale,&'' but somehow it&'s a natural fit that the two go hand in hand with regards to 503 error messages.

So is Google&'s Moby Dick inspired Twitter derivative the sincerest form of flattery Well, in some circles, you ain&'t nothing until you get copied (or bought) by Google. Thar she blows!