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Pixelated text on a red and black checkered background with white lettering reading "To have a friend u hav 2 b a friend" in two identical vertical

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Pixelated text on a red and black checkered background with white lettering reading "To have a friend u hav 2 b a friend" in two identical vertical

Pixelated text on a red and black checkered background with white lettering reading "To have a friend u hav 2 b a friend" in two identical vertical. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy i…

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  • To have a
  • friend u
  • hav 2 b
  • a friend

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080218172753886934544
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/30/303f1d841be0780f351faf63f6466d4f81b1eb288f8a8f880ba9b07e9f6f4752.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
303f1d841be0780f
SHA-256
303f1d841be0780f351faf63f6466d4f81b1eb288f8a8f880ba9b07e9f6f4752
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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
20080218172753886934544
Archive entry
20080218172753886934544.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#20080218172753886934544.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080218172753886934544.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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