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A pixelated image of a person with gray hair in a blue shirt on the left, next to red background text reading "i love you like this fat guy loves cake!".

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A pixelated image of a person with gray hair in a blue shirt on the left, next to red background text reading "i love you like this fat guy loves cake!".

A pixelated image of a person with gray hair in a blue shirt on the left, next to red background text reading "i love you like this fat guy loves cake!". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bu…

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  • i love you
  • like this
  • fat guy
  • loves cake!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008011209165841560973
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/17/17d3e8c4e9db272bab9777fa08d540744b35cbdca36992de9855c4ca7011f97b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
17d3e8c4e9db272b
SHA-256
17d3e8c4e9db272bab9777fa08d540744b35cbdca36992de9855c4ca7011f97b
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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
2008011209165841560973
Archive entry
2008011209165841560973.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 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#2008011209165841560973.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008011209165841560973.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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