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Pixelated cartoon whale in blue water background with text bubbles showing dialogue between 'michaela' and 'kathy', ending with 'HAHAHAHA'.

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Pixelated cartoon whale in blue water background with text bubbles showing dialogue between 'michaela' and 'kathy', ending with 'HAHAHAHA'.

Pixelated cartoon whale in blue water background with text bubbles showing dialogue between 'michaela' and 'kathy', ending with 'HAHAHAHA'. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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Source terms

Style

  • cartoon

Visible Text

  • michaela: kathy! its your fault!
  • kathy: its ALWAYS my faurt!
  • wait...no! i meant fault!
  • michaela: HAHAHAHA

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080207131911949146995
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
50×50 pixels
File size
7.3 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/07/0773dd5c6ab448f95334d0064500134cf383c3580a02000a4e83c7921bd90648.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0773dd5c6ab448f9
SHA-256
0773dd5c6ab448f95334d0064500134cf383c3580a02000a4e83c7921bd90648
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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
20080207131911949146995
Archive entry
20080207131911949146995.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#20080207131911949146995.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080207131911949146995.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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