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A static image with text and a basketball hoop net, featuring red text on white background above a close-up of an orange basketball in the net.

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A static image with text and a basketball hoop net, featuring red text on white background above a close-up of an orange basketball in the net.

A static image with text and a basketball hoop net, featuring red text on white background above a close-up of an orange basketball in the net. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • Life is
  • a game
  • Basketball
  • is serious

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080102174239649422229
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0a/0acfdb9da42ecf64822810464b79c24e60a6a83822a9bf3567d629b4fdafa943.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0acfdb9da42ecf64
SHA-256
0acfdb9da42ecf64822810464b79c24e60a6a83822a9bf3567d629b4fdafa943
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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
20080102174239649422229
Archive entry
20080102174239649422229.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#20080102174239649422229.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080102174239649422229.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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