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Red star with 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' text on green background, four variations showing different star shapes and text alignment.

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Red star with 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' text on green background, four variations showing different star shapes and text alignment.

Red star with 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' text on green background, four variations showing different star shapes and text alignment. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • MERRY CHRISTMAS

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081216173012680868788
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2a/2ae4ebd8a31cc472f3d6b97db99b8e10ee1eeece2a7acc6278af0b818ad91d74.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2ae4ebd8a31cc472
SHA-256
2ae4ebd8a31cc472f3d6b97db99b8e10ee1eeece2a7acc6278af0b818ad91d74
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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
20081216173012680868788
Archive entry
20081216173012680868788.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 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#20081216173012680868788.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081216173012680868788.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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