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Three vertical of cyan text on black background display 'Sam & Kir = Besties' with varying symbols and punctuation across frames

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Three vertical of cyan text on black background display 'Sam & Kir = Besties' with varying symbols and punctuation across frames

Three vertical of cyan text on black background display 'Sam & Kir = Besties' with varying symbols and punctuation across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • plus sign
  • star symbol
  • X symbol

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  • Sam
  • &
  • Kir
  • =
  • Besties
  • +
  • *
  • x
  • .
  • ...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008111712104261817475
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.1 KB
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/19/19448fb8cc12fb3b50a984c7a52ad2f645cd980b68bee87b8deacde79f897b69.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
19448fb8cc12fb3b
SHA-256
19448fb8cc12fb3b50a984c7a52ad2f645cd980b68bee87b8deacde79f897b69
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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
2008111712104261817475
Archive entry
2008111712104261817475.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#2008111712104261817475.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008111712104261817475.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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