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Pixelated hippopotamus head on left, red text 'calling me' below; right side black with red text 'F U', 'FAT?!?!!', and 'lol'.

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Pixelated hippopotamus head on left, red text 'calling me' below; right side black with red text 'F U', 'FAT?!?!!', and 'lol'.

Pixelated hippopotamus head on left, red text 'calling me' below; right side black with red text 'F U', 'FAT?!?!!', and 'lol'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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  • 8-bit graphics

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  • F U
  • FAT?!?!!
  • lol
  • calling me

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802021830541922372535
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/15/15785beffc010eb3d2a225b856a084b1b93c46e17dd11ce2cbe73c0dafa1a703.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
15785beffc010eb3
SHA-256
15785beffc010eb3d2a225b856a084b1b93c46e17dd11ce2cbe73c0dafa1a703
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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
200802021830541922372535
Archive entry
200802021830541922372535.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 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#200802021830541922372535.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802021830541922372535.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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