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Yoda holds a green lightsaber against a white background, with red displaying 'USE', 'THE', and 'FORCE' in pixelated text

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Yoda holds a green lightsaber against a white background, with red displaying 'USE', 'THE', and 'FORCE' in pixelated text

Yoda holds a green lightsaber against a white background, with red displaying 'USE', 'THE', and 'FORCE' in pixelated text. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • dithering

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  • USE
  • THE
  • FORCE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801081459101534390246
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2e/2ec45b040ed62073cc47dbeea37c0c28aaacbb8d28fa0f347fc3db9013855aed.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2ec45b040ed62073
SHA-256
2ec45b040ed62073cc47dbeea37c0c28aaacbb8d28fa0f347fc3db9013855aed
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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
200801081459101534390246
Archive entry
200801081459101534390246.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 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#200801081459101534390246.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801081459101534390246.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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