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Pixelated hippopotamus head on left, black background with white text and symbols on right. Text reads 'u might like rock', 'Hippo-Hop', 'but i like the' plus motion symbols.

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Pixelated hippopotamus head on left, black background with white text and symbols on right. Text reads 'u might like rock', 'Hippo-Hop', 'but i like the' plus motion symbols.

Pixelated hippopotamus head on left, black background with white text and symbols on right. Text reads 'u might like rock', 'Hippo-Hop', 'but i like the' plus motion symbols. Anim…

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  • u might like rock
  • Hippo-Hop
  • but i like the
  • <- -> <- -> <- ->
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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712262118051140476408
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/26/260c03a9ec8bffb94da503c0f00c3c8183cb70a4e4bc79cf164c1e93c934b337.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
260c03a9ec8bffb9
SHA-256
260c03a9ec8bffb94da503c0f00c3c8183cb70a4e4bc79cf164c1e93c934b337
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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
200712262118051140476408
Archive entry
200712262118051140476408.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 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#200712262118051140476408.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712262118051140476408.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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