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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left, cyan background with pixelated text reading "Dear Boi I Luv Your Brother" on right.

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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left, cyan background with pixelated text reading "Dear Boi I Luv Your Brother" on right.

Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left, cyan background with pixelated text reading "Dear Boi I Luv Your Brother" on right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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Depicts

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • palm tree

Style

  • 8-bit graphics

Subjects

  • palm tree

Visible Text

  • Dear Boi
  • I Luv
  • Your Brother

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804161518091124265264
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1e/1e0f75af5e2d2e9ba016962f16eb753c8d4dfb7a235a5bf337b555413f4ea67f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1e0f75af5e2d2e9b
SHA-256
1e0f75af5e2d2e9ba016962f16eb753c8d4dfb7a235a5bf337b555413f4ea67f
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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
200804161518091124265264
Archive entry
200804161518091124265264.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 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#200804161518091124265264.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804161518091124265264.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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