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Santa Claus face on left, red background with pixelated text asking 'what is mrs.claus first name?' and 'random question: good question rite?'.

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Santa Claus face on left, red background with pixelated text asking 'what is mrs.claus first name?' and 'random question: good question rite?'.

Santa Claus face on left, red background with pixelated text asking 'what is mrs.claus first name?' and 'random question: good question rite?'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • random question:
  • what is mrs.claus first name?
  • good question rite?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712231726561631198737
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/12/1290c26aca215bb6ca9b657d51e0e96bfa168db50a3b8799c7300da7c7ada0f3.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1290c26aca215bb6
SHA-256
1290c26aca215bb6ca9b657d51e0e96bfa168db50a3b8799c7300da7c7ada0f3
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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
200712231726561631198737
Archive entry
200712231726561631198737.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 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#200712231726561631198737.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712231726561631198737.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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