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You can't get past FFFFOUND!'s masthead without knowing that exclamation points are welcome here. On the "about" page, we encountered not one but three statements punctuated with great enthusiasm: "Find, bookmark and share your favorite images!!" "An inspirational image-bookmarking experience!!" And our favorite: "Learn learn learn! And add!"

The exuberance begins to seem warranted once you return to the main gallery. Here, image-lovers have gathered a wildly diverse assembly of photos, typography, illustration, and graphic design. A  Surrealist clip-art collage leads to a vintage etching of a puffer fish, which flows into a woodprint-inspired text design and a classic black and white photo of boxers. In the collections built up by some of the site's heaviest users—some with nearly 2,000 entries to their account—more eclecticism pours forth. We felt like we had wandered into the private holdings of a collector who is passionate and just slightly, and adorably, mad.

And we loved it. FFFFOUND! You inspire us!!!

The shrimp, bless him, prefers southern rap, sweetbread, and lavish meals. Well, who doesn't? At the same time, he dislikes werewolves, sardines, and fanfare. For a celebrity creature, he's quite modest. Not to be outdone, his fellow beasties all express different, but dearly held, preferences. The bunny likes tacos, but hates clowns. The anteater prefers triptychs and trivia contests. And Miss Froggy really, really detests body odor. All of these likes and dislikes are delivered by reptiles, mammals, and insects sporting nothing but their birthday suits and a clean pair of undies. Some of the animals—the bumblebee, the octopus, and the platypus, for instance—wear tighty-whiteys. The rooster dons brightly polka-dotted shorts, the giraffe heart-patterned boxers, and the butterfly a bright pink bra-and-panty set. All look googly-eyed, wide-lipped, and a little bit cold. But terrifically friendly, we're sure.

It all started with John Hodgman, "notable non-historian" and author of "The Areas of My Expertise." In that questionable tome, he includes a "comprehensive" catalog of 700 "notable historical hobo names." One thing led to another, and a call went out for the monikers to be illustrated. Cartoonists enlisted, artists of mischievous mind came on board, and an army of doodlers rose to the challenge. Now, all 700 of the list's characters boast at least one portrait. Some, like Bazino, Bazino, The Kid Whose Hair Is on Fire and Mr. Wilson Fancy Pants, scored a record seven. We were quite charmed by the looks of Freak Le Freak, the Freakster. Rex Spangler, the Bedazzler wowed us. And somehow, Foreign Tomas, the Strangetalker lulled us into appreciation. How long will the project continue now that all 700 hoboes sport at least one likeness? We refer that question to Guesstimate Jones.