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Pixelated text on black background with yellow star-like symbols replacing letters in the word 'the' across multiple lines.

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Pixelated text on black background with yellow star-like symbols replacing letters in the word 'the' across multiple lines.

Pixelated text on black background with yellow star-like symbols replacing letters in the word 'the' across multiple lines. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • i dnt regrei dnt regre
  • things i've things i've
  • gret the thgret the th
  • dnt do whednt do whe
  • the chance the chance

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081011180842391693468
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
388 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2f/2f407226b71a71f44ca4b99dbce4269133578c77ffb43af7dda750a8147befe9.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2f407226b71a71f4
SHA-256
2f407226b71a71f44ca4b99dbce4269133578c77ffb43af7dda750a8147befe9
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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
20081011180842391693468
Archive entry
20081011180842391693468.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 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#20081011180842391693468.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081011180842391693468.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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