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Pixelated pink text on black background reads 'v ur friend b4 that stupid guy' with a small pixel-art face icon replacing the 'i' in 'friend'.

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Pixelated pink text on black background reads 'v ur friend b4 that stupid guy' with a small pixel-art face icon replacing the 'i' in 'friend'.

Pixelated pink text on black background reads 'v ur friend b4 that stupid guy' with a small pixel-art face icon replacing the 'i' in 'friend'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • v ur frieBb v ur friend
  • b4 that b4 that
  • stupid stupid
  • guy guy

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080619172026639567760
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
270 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/30/303561edf5553b4d27287b7f3399f3e098ca75d4f1fd181f4bd9db5c784043c8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
303561edf5553b4d
SHA-256
303561edf5553b4d27287b7f3399f3e098ca75d4f1fd181f4bd9db5c784043c8
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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
20080619172026639567760
Archive entry
20080619172026639567760.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#20080619172026639567760.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080619172026639567760.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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