# Hey, look! The little whatchamajiggy thing is back! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 6, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538 "2009-05-06T14:10:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/1 "2009-05-06T14:10:47Z")
You know, the little icon by the URL in the address box. And on the tab. And, I’m guessing, in a favorites list. That little thing. Welcome back, little thing. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/2 "2009-05-06T14:13:56Z")
It’s a favicon, and yeah, I noticed too. Very cool! ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/3 "2009-05-06T14:16:47Z")
Yay! Now I can strip my SD favicon of that pesky space-hogging identifying text in my Bookmarks Toolbar so I have room for more favicons there. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/4 "2009-05-06T14:36:20Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > favicon _That’s_ it! BTW, excellent poster/thread title combo! ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/5 "2009-05-06T14:44:36Z")
Too bad its not Yellow on blue, with the blue square tilted 90 degrees\*. Like Yikes! 😃 Cecil probably would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for those meddling kids. \*We ARE talking about THAT little whatchamajiggy, right? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/6 "2009-05-06T15:13:37Z")
It’s not back for me. ☹ I’m sulking (and hoping someone can tell me what to purge to get it back) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/7 "2009-05-06T16:06:58Z")
Is there a way to kill favicons? I don’t object to the SDMB’s in particular (it’s actually pretty compact and easy on the eyes) but I hate 'em in general ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/8 "2009-05-06T16:09:33Z")
Not seeing it. I’m using FF 3.0.10. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/9 "2009-05-06T16:41:30Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Not seeing it. I’m using FF 3.0.10. Me too, but I see it just fine. (You may need to empty your cache). ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/10 "2009-05-06T16:53:20Z")
And now it’s there! You’re right, must’ve been a cache thing. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/11 "2009-05-06T23:13:38Z")
I just shut off my computer and came back online later, and it was up Using Safari. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/12 "2009-05-06T23:35:55Z")
How coincidentironicational. It’s only in the past few days I learned how to do favicons myself. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/13 "2009-05-07T00:31:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Welcome back, little thing. This made me smile. Yes, welcome back little thing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/14 "2009-05-07T01:12:24Z")
I’m not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/15 "2009-05-07T02:44:23Z")
Did it change colors? I remember it being light blue and white, but now it’s good ole yellow and blue. Ah, favicon, how I missed you. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/16 "2009-05-07T02:48:01Z")
I just see a little blue sheet of paper. What is everyone else seeing? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/17 "2009-05-07T02:50:22Z")
I’m seeing it in Chrome. It’s the SD logo made small so all you see is “SD.” Yellow on blue. It IS cute. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/18 "2009-05-07T02:58:00Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Is there a way to kill favicons? > > I don’t object to the SDMB’s in particular (it’s actually pretty compact and easy on the eyes) but I hate 'em in general In Firefox? [Sure](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/quick-tip-disable-favicons-in-firefox/). ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/19 "2009-05-07T03:12:14Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I’m seeing it in Chrome. It’s the SD logo made small so all you see is “SD.” Yellow on blue. > > It IS cute. > [@Meeko](#): > > Too bad its not Yellow on blue, with the blue square tilted 90 degrees\*. > > Like Yikes! 😃 > > Cecil probably would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for those meddling kids. I’d say it is gold / orange, not yellow. My Joke wouldnt work then,. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538/20 "2009-05-07T13:28:47Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > In Firefox? [Sure](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/quick-tip-disable-favicons-in-firefox/). Woo! Thank you **Skip**! Like I said, the SDMB’s is fine, but there’s some sites that have friggin’ HUGE ones usually in ugly colors. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-the-little-whatchamajiggy-thing-is-back/495538.md?page=2)