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A static composite image with four distinct sections: top-left text, top-right character, bottom-left figure, and bottom-right empty space.

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A static composite image with four distinct sections: top-left text, top-right character, bottom-left figure, and bottom-right empty space.

A static composite image with four distinct sections: top-left text, top-right character, bottom-left figure, and bottom-right empty space. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • closed eyes

Objects

  • heart

Subjects

  • cartoon character
  • figure

Visible Text

  • I am A Ninja
  • Live
  • Love
  • laugh

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200904061732351678246919
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/18/185d1e359b19c16aa919aa9cf2fade08097d68153c6f65b15db3ac03e49fdc0b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
185d1e359b19c16a
SHA-256
185d1e359b19c16aa919aa9cf2fade08097d68153c6f65b15db3ac03e49fdc0b
Full source records (1)

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
200904061732351678246919
Archive entry
200904061732351678246919.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 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#200904061732351678246919.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200904061732351678246919.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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