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Green pixelated text and purple stars on a black background, with repeated phrases including 'DANA', 'CS. JW.', 'nm. mr.', 'ev. cd!!!', and 'BFFL' in green.

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Green pixelated text and purple stars on a black background, with repeated phrases including 'DANA', 'CS. JW.', 'nm. mr.', 'ev. cd!!!', and 'BFFL' in green.

Green pixelated text and purple stars on a black background, with repeated phrases including 'DANA', 'CS. JW.', 'nm. mr.', 'ev. cd!!!', and 'BFFL' in green. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM…

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  • DANA
  • CS. JW.
  • nm. mr.
  • ev. cd!!!
  • BFFL

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200805101415231161644809
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:26 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/07/07c2b1ff13a2437c4db7d7a68dc67efcb32b50ef202bd188a678ded40fa4b5b1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
07c2b1ff13a2437c
SHA-256
07c2b1ff13a2437c4db7d7a68dc67efcb32b50ef202bd188a678ded40fa4b5b1
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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
200805101415231161644809
Archive entry
200805101415231161644809.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:26 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#200805101415231161644809.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200805101415231161644809.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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