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Pixelated image of a chimpanzee on a bright green background with pink text reading 'Chimps are so cute!', 'Nariah B rocks', and 'So does elmo!' in a

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Pixelated image of a chimpanzee on a bright green background with pink text reading 'Chimps are so cute!', 'Nariah B rocks', and 'So does elmo!' in a

Pixelated image of a chimpanzee on a bright green background with pink text reading 'Chimps are so cute!', 'Nariah B rocks', and 'So does elmo!' in a. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy…

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  • Chimps are so cute!
  • Nariah B rocks
  • So does elmo!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081121210305811742372
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0c/0c27b53fd1d0ce077e04b4faa731a36dd84c1f37cc98d3bc8ef216d5714ed5d0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0c27b53fd1d0ce07
SHA-256
0c27b53fd1d0ce077e04b4faa731a36dd84c1f37cc98d3bc8ef216d5714ed5d0
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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
20081121210305811742372
Archive entry
20081121210305811742372.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#20081121210305811742372.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081121210305811742372.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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