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six text-based with black-and-white background and red/black/white text, each displaying distinct phrases about personal preferences

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six text-based with black-and-white background and red/black/white text, each displaying distinct phrases about personal preferences

six text-based with black-and-white background and red/black/white text, each displaying distinct phrases about personal preferences. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • just
  • because
  • i like
  • skinny jeans
  • the color
  • black
  • screamohate the sun
  • and i
  • DOESNT MEAN IM EMO!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090828101334191744845
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
7.8 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0e/0eb12a4fae1b0ecd53caadc857f2c1b2654efc9b1f18b5c57363af56a71842ba.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0eb12a4fae1b0ecd
SHA-256
0eb12a4fae1b0ecd53caadc857f2c1b2654efc9b1f18b5c57363af56a71842ba
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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
20090828101334191744845
Archive entry
20090828101334191744845.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 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#20090828101334191744845.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090828101334191744845.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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