77 points augury 18 hours ago 12 comments
ncr100 15 hours ago | parent
Would be nice if it uniquified the GIFs.
E.g. type "dog" and get 11 pages and on the first page (may need to reload to avoid "X" broken links) see the same GIF repeated a few times.
Gormo 14 hours ago | parent
One of the things I notice is that a lot of these aren't generic decorative images, but are unique to a specific website. It'd be nice if this archive identified the point of origin, and linked back to a snapshot (or to neocities.org) so we could see them in their original context.
ASalazarMX 12 hours ago | parent
Many of them take you to their archived website!
Also, I can't believe how the early 2000s web was so... different. I felt like GIF abuse was older that 20 years.
annex-winged-cr 12 hours ago | parent
I can't find the source for the gif displayed on the homepage itself though. Shame caused it looks nice.
benleejamin 14 hours ago | parent
For some reason "mackerel" surfaces a lot of gifs of a dove? And a butterfly? [1]
1: https://gifcities.org/search?q=mackerel&offset=0&page_size=2...
ncr100 11 hours ago | parent
As suggested elsewhere in this discussion, try "hamster".
Note that this is not an answer to your observation.
duggan 13 hours ago | parent
It’s a cool resource, the search could use some improvement.
neallindsay 11 hours ago | parent
I searched for “under construction” and my computer exploded.
hefner1456 11 hours ago | parent
What a gem I found
https://web.archive.org/web/20091027102036/http://geocities....
borschtplease 10 hours ago | parent
Dancing baby checks out