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Pixelated image of a character behind bars with overlaid text reading "you're just a freak... like me" and red text at bottom.

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Pixelated image of a character behind bars with overlaid text reading "you're just a freak... like me" and red text at bottom.

Pixelated image of a character behind bars with overlaid text reading "you're just a freak... like me" and red text at bottom. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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Mood

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Source terms

Style

  • text overlay

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  • you're just a freak...
  • like me
  • ARK KNIGH

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080810235225322405545
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/28/28f72dda738f83d483872f3552a9f41053181bcb4ea43f2915231a0d23d7fccc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
28f72dda738f83d4
SHA-256
28f72dda738f83d483872f3552a9f41053181bcb4ea43f2915231a0d23d7fccc
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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
20080810235225322405545
Archive entry
20080810235225322405545.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#20080810235225322405545.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080810235225322405545.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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