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Black background with repeated white text 'lyd <3' and scattered green stars, some of which animate in position across frames.

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Black background with repeated white text 'lyd <3' and scattered green stars, some of which animate in position across frames.

Black background with repeated white text 'lyd <3' and scattered green stars, some of which animate in position across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080218082436906096810
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (11 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/19/19560557765d498b107e868b7a7019aba44a32e00540b5d3bfe4bca00f3c4710.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
19560557765d498b
SHA-256
19560557765d498b107e868b7a7019aba44a32e00540b5d3bfe4bca00f3c4710
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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
20080218082436906096810
Archive entry
20080218082436906096810.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#20080218082436906096810.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080218082436906096810.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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