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Pixelated text and images arranged in a with colorful striped backgrounds and a central white square containing 'it' in cyan

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Pixelated text and images arranged in a with colorful striped backgrounds and a central white square containing 'it' in cyan

Pixelated text and images arranged in a with colorful striped backgrounds and a central white square containing 'it' in cyan. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • Yah were TIGHT
  • and yah we FIGHT
  • but when I say
  • true friends
  • it
  • means
  • FOREVER!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200902010950181470553580
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:51 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.4 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1f/1fdcd2a4bf4936cfb3bf75e5106c855046a483df9ccb4c4942c25021b56a72c8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1fdcd2a4bf4936cf
SHA-256
1fdcd2a4bf4936cfb3bf75e5106c855046a483df9ccb4c4942c25021b56a72c8
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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
200902010950181470553580
Archive entry
200902010950181470553580.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:51 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#200902010950181470553580.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200902010950181470553580.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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