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Pixelated image of a shirtless man with dark hair standing against a blue background, accompanied by pixelated text in white lowercase letters.

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Pixelated image of a shirtless man with dark hair standing against a blue background, accompanied by pixelated text in white lowercase letters.

Pixelated image of a shirtless man with dark hair standing against a blue background, accompanied by pixelated text in white lowercase letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • yo i guess hes smexi
  • but too bad for u
  • hes not straight

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080120163502885419605
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/21/2127f0754468c411d2bcf3118f0e526709404c9bdfbb71ad57f5affcf1b84d5c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2127f0754468c411
SHA-256
2127f0754468c411d2bcf3118f0e526709404c9bdfbb71ad57f5affcf1b84d5c
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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
20080120163502885419605
Archive entry
20080120163502885419605.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 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#20080120163502885419605.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080120163502885419605.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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