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A static pixel art image of a yellow apple with green leaves and a smiling face, paired with red text on black backgrounds.

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A static pixel art image of a yellow apple with green leaves and a smiling face, paired with red text on black backgrounds.

A static pixel art image of a yellow apple with green leaves and a smiling face, paired with red text on black backgrounds. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Mood

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Source terms

Style

  • cartoon

Visible Text

  • an apple a day
  • keeps the doctor away
  • but who would want to
  • eat such a cute apple

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080504133407498102549
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/00/0098f63c98c82952b0bba60cfbae7572d912d8ba9f19b5a3bb9cd1f17b55ff10.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0098f63c98c82952
SHA-256
0098f63c98c82952b0bba60cfbae7572d912d8ba9f19b5a3bb9cd1f17b55ff10
Full source records (1)

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20080504133407498102549
Archive entry
20080504133407498102549.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080504133407498102549.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080504133407498102549.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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