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Blue and yellow checkered background with 'BASKETBALL IS MY LIFE' text in black pixelated font, displayed in two distinct animation states.

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Blue and yellow checkered background with 'BASKETBALL IS MY LIFE' text in black pixelated font, displayed in two distinct animation states.

Blue and yellow checkered background with 'BASKETBALL IS MY LIFE' text in black pixelated font, displayed in two distinct animation states. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • BASKETBALL
  • IS
  • MY
  • LIFE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200711240556261308741252
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2e/2edddf1c6de91f3b5f8f29442fb8b31889b80c6da596d2c442c6b14cb653fb0f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2edddf1c6de91f3b
SHA-256
2edddf1c6de91f3b5f8f29442fb8b31889b80c6da596d2c442c6b14cb653fb0f
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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
200711240556261308741252
Archive entry
200711240556261308741252.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:00 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#200711240556261308741252.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711240556261308741252.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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