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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue text reading 'A best friend is the one who can look at you with the biggest smile and still know that something is wrong' against solid blue background.

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue text reading 'A best friend is the one who can look at you with the biggest smile and still know that something is wrong' against solid blue background.

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue text reading 'A best friend is the one who can look at you with the biggest smile and still know that something is wrong' against solid…

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  • A best friend is the one who can look at
  • you with the biggest smile and still
  • know that something is WRONG

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090309180623464317812
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:54 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/22/2295e3de9693b905e32a7d6ee498d237f05fcf4b60a7f185635a5916ce2843f8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2295e3de9693b905
SHA-256
2295e3de9693b905e32a7d6ee498d237f05fcf4b60a7f185635a5916ce2843f8
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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
20090309180623464317812
Archive entry
20090309180623464317812.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:54 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#20090309180623464317812.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090309180623464317812.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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