Debate rages about whether Spongebob is a sea sponge or a dish sponge

He may live in a pineapple under the sea, but just what exactly is Spongebob Squarepants?

Writer and comedian Celeste Yim started a thread on Twitter about the precise nature of Spongebob Squarepants. Specifically, is he a sea sponge or a dish sponge?

I have only just discovered that Spongebob is a sea sponge? I thought he was maybe a regular sponge with an eclectic lifestyle, like a white man living in Southeast Asia ✌️

— Celeste Yim (@celestrogen) May 22, 2018

There are many different kinds of sea sponge, check out this massive barrel sea sponge, for example. Read more…

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