Happy birthday SpongeBob!

No, not happy birthday to the long running show SpongeBob SquarePants. Happy Birthday to the cartoon sponge SpongeBob himself. Now, we know what you might be thinking:

Wait..if SpongeBob is an animated character, how does he have a birthday?

What an excellent question! Luckily, we have an answer for you!

In the episode where SpongeBob gets his Driver's License, we get a quick glimpse of his date of birth on the card. It is, you guessed it, July 14th! The year on the card reads 1986. That would mean that this is SpongeBob's 36th birthday!

In honor of his special day, people across the Twittersphere are posting pictures, memes, and video clips of their favorite mid-thirties sponge. Some are bringing astrology into the mix. One user posted, "The fact that SpongeBob is a Cancer will always sit right with me." Others are merely shocked that SpongeBob is already 36 years old. One Twitter user posted an iconic meme you simply must see to understand along with the text, "How is SpongeBob 36 years old?"

Overall, however, everyone is trying to celebrate any way they can. Some have taken to celebrating through artistic drawings of the show's characters. Others are simply wishing normal greetings such as, "Happy birthday to my guy." It is a day of celebration across both land and sea. (Because if this is what Twitter looks like, we are sure the party in Bikini Bottom must be raving!)

Happy Birthday SpongeBob! We hope it is a great one!

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