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Black graduation caps with white tassels appear in multiple positions, accompanied by colored text phrases and a sword-like object.

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Black graduation caps with white tassels appear in multiple positions, accompanied by colored text phrases and a sword-like object.

Black graduation caps with white tassels appear in multiple positions, accompanied by colored text phrases and a sword-like object. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • COLOR GUARD
  • we dont twirl,
  • we SPIN.
  • got it?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081025162330358046351
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/31/310cddfa5c4918038410f0b3b34a7bb93716a5759124bd1bc3202b9b3693d8ab.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
310cddfa5c491803
SHA-256
310cddfa5c4918038410f0b3b34a7bb93716a5759124bd1bc3202b9b3693d8ab
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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
20081025162330358046351
Archive entry
20081025162330358046351.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 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#20081025162330358046351.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081025162330358046351.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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