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Pixelated text on purple background with animated star effect; four identical display 'HEY SHORTAYY 'raises arm' C+C=BFFL'

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Pixelated text on purple background with animated star effect; four identical display 'HEY SHORTAYY 'raises arm' C+C=BFFL'

Pixelated text on purple background with animated star effect; four identical display 'HEY SHORTAYY 'raises arm' C+C=BFFL'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • star

Visible Text

  • HEY
  • SHORTAYY
  • 'raises arm'
  • C+C=BFFL

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090711202128203926606
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2c/2cc365e2f0d1ad127c59ed218c064c58d994e255dc3357b9c928b738e93f97c2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2cc365e2f0d1ad12
SHA-256
2cc365e2f0d1ad127c59ed218c064c58d994e255dc3357b9c928b738e93f97c2
Full source records (1)

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
20090711202128203926606
Archive entry
20090711202128203926606.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 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#20090711202128203926606.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090711202128203926606.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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