for those interested in the animated thingies u've seen here, they're from:

http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/
http://www.iconbazaar.com/objects/animated/pg01.html
http://www.ausmall.com.au/freegraf/archive2/freegf58.htm
http://bestanimations.com/
http://www.newcreations.net/3d/core.html

remember not to steal bandwidth. cheers.