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Green and pink checkered background with purple text 'H.I.C' repeated across four positions, showing two distinct patterns

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Green and pink checkered background with purple text 'H.I.C' repeated across four positions, showing two distinct patterns

Green and pink checkered background with purple text 'H.I.C' repeated across four positions, showing two distinct patterns. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081113162426898746211
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
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0f/0ffa1338d2b9e97fc2e5262b2ed0bdaeff5b9fb04745a56289320d16f221ba44.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0ffa1338d2b9e97f
SHA-256
0ffa1338d2b9e97fc2e5262b2ed0bdaeff5b9fb04745a56289320d16f221ba44
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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
20081113162426898746211
Archive entry
20081113162426898746211.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#20081113162426898746211.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081113162426898746211.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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