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six shows a star-shaped figure with multiple arms against a dark background, each displaying different colored text over the figure

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six shows a star-shaped figure with multiple arms against a dark background, each displaying different colored text over the figure

six shows a star-shaped figure with multiple arms against a dark background, each displaying different colored text over the figure. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • I am broken
  • I am empty
  • I am confused
  • I am hurt
  • I am alone
  • I am scared

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080518110723634064993
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
8.9 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/26/26ba722e52557d8313b9dc24aeb12ac154f3d33ea67c2c0e27f812fa0fffa9ab.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
26ba722e52557d83
SHA-256
26ba722e52557d8313b9dc24aeb12ac154f3d33ea67c2c0e27f812fa0fffa9ab
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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
20080518110723634064993
Archive entry
20080518110723634064993.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 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#20080518110723634064993.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080518110723634064993.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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