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Pixelated text on bright pink background with yellow highlight boxes over specific , showing repeated phrases like "Richie<3" and "Friends<3"

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Pixelated text on bright pink background with yellow highlight boxes over specific , showing repeated phrases like "Richie<3" and "Friends<3"

Pixelated text on bright pink background with yellow highlight boxes over specific , showing repeated phrases like "Richie<3" and "Friends<3". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • Richie<3
  • Friends<3
  • Basketball<Basketball<Basketball<
  • Family<3
  • Life<3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804161404131895904172
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
921 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2e/2e4123985412c7248afa7e5b50300bbcc72d1f124505d55ee9ceb3a274438fa1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2e4123985412c724
SHA-256
2e4123985412c7248afa7e5b50300bbcc72d1f124505d55ee9ceb3a274438fa1
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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
200804161404131895904172
Archive entry
200804161404131895904172.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 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#200804161404131895904172.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804161404131895904172.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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