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six pixelated character portraits with overlaid text in blue and pink, each showing different expressions and phrases

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six pixelated character portraits with overlaid text in blue and pink, each showing different expressions and phrases

six pixelated character portraits with overlaid text in blue and pink, each showing different expressions and phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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  • Tell me something. Captain...
  • Do your timbers...
  • ...need shivering?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802231621301819612215
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
8.4 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/20/203c8661d87efcfa8eb60ba663c3f8ea7bb253025aabbfa7b6bee10d9f43af4a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
203c8661d87efcfa
SHA-256
203c8661d87efcfa8eb60ba663c3f8ea7bb253025aabbfa7b6bee10d9f43af4a
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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
200802231621301819612215
Archive entry
200802231621301819612215.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#200802231621301819612215.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802231621301819612215.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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