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Blue whale cartoon with white teeth and black eyes, accompanied by text elements including 'save', 'the', and 'whales' in green letters on blue backgrounds.

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Blue whale cartoon with white teeth and black eyes, accompanied by text elements including 'save', 'the', and 'whales' in green letters on blue backgrounds.

Blue whale cartoon with white teeth and black eyes, accompanied by text elements including 'save', 'the', and 'whales' in green letters on blue backgrounds. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM…

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  • save
  • the
  • whales

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008041416304761000688
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/22/22d0c2546675b54e9d227f7c14ccc559564a684c7a73194ea3093ce3defc8172.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
22d0c2546675b54e
SHA-256
22d0c2546675b54e9d227f7c14ccc559564a684c7a73194ea3093ce3defc8172
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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
2008041416304761000688
Archive entry
2008041416304761000688.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#2008041416304761000688.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008041416304761000688.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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