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Animated icon shows a stylized face with black eyes and mustache, red text 'WHY SO SERIOUS?' above, and a mouth changing from closed to open with red lips.

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Animated icon shows a stylized face with black eyes and mustache, red text 'WHY SO SERIOUS?' above, and a mouth changing from closed to open with red lips.

Animated icon shows a stylized face with black eyes and mustache, red text 'WHY SO SERIOUS?' above, and a mouth changing from closed to open with red lips. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008073008302427891283
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/17/17fc0880b626c5fb082aadbdad58a2eb707f7769061e0052bee7f9f0a4978be6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
17fc0880b626c5fb
SHA-256
17fc0880b626c5fb082aadbdad58a2eb707f7769061e0052bee7f9f0a4978be6
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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
2008073008302427891283
Archive entry
2008073008302427891283.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 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#2008073008302427891283.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008073008302427891283.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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