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Black-and-white pixelated image of a person with raised arms, a speech bubble containing musical notes, and text explaining opera as singing after being stabbed.

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Black-and-white pixelated image of a person with raised arms, a speech bubble containing musical notes, and text explaining opera as singing after being stabbed.

Black-and-white pixelated image of a person with raised arms, a speech bubble containing musical notes, and text explaining opera as singing after being stabbed. Animated 48×48 GI…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • raising arms

Objects

  • speech bubble

Visible Text

  • Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back
  • AND instead of screaming
  • HE SINGS!

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070727162814402777428
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1d/1d21688be28e2b46f00cc042e1b332e572125648513433dd8c75de58dc62b327.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1d21688be28e2b46
SHA-256
1d21688be28e2b46f00cc042e1b332e572125648513433dd8c75de58dc62b327
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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
20070727162814402777428
Archive entry
20070727162814402777428.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:34 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#20070727162814402777428.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070727162814402777428.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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