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A pixelated image of a softball with overlaid text reading "SoFtBaLL" and "it's a girl thing," later adding "2008" below the first line.

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A pixelated image of a softball with overlaid text reading "SoFtBaLL" and "it's a girl thing," later adding "2008" below the first line.

A pixelated image of a softball with overlaid text reading "SoFtBaLL" and "it's a girl thing," later adding "2008" below the first line. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Int…

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  • SoFtBaLL
  • it's a girl thing
  • 2008

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804141733351629788933
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/13/1301611b4ed5ea05078cc36b43d86e72af865623e89eaaa736737cfcc398a4ea.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1301611b4ed5ea05
SHA-256
1301611b4ed5ea05078cc36b43d86e72af865623e89eaaa736737cfcc398a4ea
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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
200804141733351629788933
Archive entry
200804141733351629788933.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 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#200804141733351629788933.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804141733351629788933.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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