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A pixelated image of a cartoon character with red hair and white teeth, wearing silver armor over a brown outfit, holding a sword-like object.

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A pixelated image of a cartoon character with red hair and white teeth, wearing silver armor over a brown outfit, holding a sword-like object.

A pixelated image of a cartoon character with red hair and white teeth, wearing silver armor over a brown outfit, holding a sword-like object. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • cartoon character

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  • life
  • is a
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  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081108113617653039312
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2a/2a652973953206ed2bc6f8a0c1f14533195da00a02b271fa944abbb0af7890e4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2a652973953206ed
SHA-256
2a652973953206ed2bc6f8a0c1f14533195da00a02b271fa944abbb0af7890e4
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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
20081108113617653039312
Archive entry
20081108113617653039312.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#20081108113617653039312.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081108113617653039312.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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