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Pixelated penguin with black and white body, yellow beak and feet, displaying four variations of text overlays and facial expressions.

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Pixelated penguin with black and white body, yellow beak and feet, displaying four variations of text overlays and facial expressions.

Pixelated penguin with black and white body, yellow beak and feet, displaying four variations of text overlays and facial expressions. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • text overlay

Subjects

  • penguin

Visible Text

  • Awwww
  • I love
  • Penguins

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812141511131401898731
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
4.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2d/2db292b9330da5a148e6a49ab3a2bab06a53c1a30c55a94f5ce7d0d1084816ff.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2db292b9330da5a1
SHA-256
2db292b9330da5a148e6a49ab3a2bab06a53c1a30c55a94f5ce7d0d1084816ff
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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
200812141511131401898731
Archive entry
200812141511131401898731.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#200812141511131401898731.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812141511131401898731.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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