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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan background and pink text reading 'SAVE THE POLAR BEARS', 'STOP GLOBAL WARMING', 'ITS NOT KOOL'

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan background and pink text reading 'SAVE THE POLAR BEARS', 'STOP GLOBAL WARMING', 'ITS NOT KOOL'

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan background and pink text reading 'SAVE THE POLAR BEARS', 'STOP GLOBAL WARMING', 'ITS NOT KOOL'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • SAVE THE POLAR BEARS
  • STOP GLOBAL WARMING
  • ITS NOT KOOL

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802131818281510744320
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/05/0565afb9d9f0f7aee8180d22c347788a50342ede27ec163974fcf228335d76c4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0565afb9d9f0f7ae
SHA-256
0565afb9d9f0f7aee8180d22c347788a50342ede27ec163974fcf228335d76c4
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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
200802131818281510744320
Archive entry
200802131818281510744320.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#200802131818281510744320.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802131818281510744320.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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