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six pixelated images showing a person with dark hair and black clothing, each with overlaid text or symbols in various colors

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six pixelated images showing a person with dark hair and black clothing, each with overlaid text or symbols in various colors

six pixelated images showing a person with dark hair and black clothing, each with overlaid text or symbols in various colors. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • text overlay

Objects

  • symbol

Style

  • text overlay

Visible Text

  • Shh
  • have a secret...
  • I
  • Like
  • You:)

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20101024130930661309654
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
8.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/03/03fe656e337437b989500fe2e2d08b711c778d77cb48060c92c10d79deafc43b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
03fe656e337437b9
SHA-256
03fe656e337437b989500fe2e2d08b711c778d77cb48060c92c10d79deafc43b
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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
20101024130930661309654
Archive entry
20101024130930661309654.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:07 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#20101024130930661309654.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20101024130930661309654.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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