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Error message window with yellow smiley face icon, blue header bar labeled 'Error', red X button, and pixelated text asking if user is human.

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Error message window with yellow smiley face icon, blue header bar labeled 'Error', red X button, and pixelated text asking if user is human.

Error message window with yellow smiley face icon, blue header bar labeled 'Error', red X button, and pixelated text asking if user is human. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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  • Error
  • Answer this question to continue.
  • You must answer this question.
  • Are you an idiot?
  • Yes

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080208153751459369220
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:13 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/05/05714ed577abffde35991350cfcaedc22cd95e8b11a98a3491c6525e8a455fb4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
05714ed577abffde
SHA-256
05714ed577abffde35991350cfcaedc22cd95e8b11a98a3491c6525e8a455fb4
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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
20080208153751459369220
Archive entry
20080208153751459369220.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:13 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#20080208153751459369220.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080208153751459369220.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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