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Pixelated brown bear with light blue energy effects, transitioning from smiling to shocked expression with text "My..." and "Balo" visible.

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Pixelated brown bear with light blue energy effects, transitioning from smiling to shocked expression with text "My..." and "Balo" visible.

Pixelated brown bear with light blue energy effects, transitioning from smiling to shocked expression with text "My..." and "Balo" visible. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • expression change
  • text overlay

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  • My...
  • Balo

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200908161807521028972655
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/33/334f78215080564016912f8780c102ad4c9bfde0ee5188dadf8b579d048f8496.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
334f782150805640
SHA-256
334f78215080564016912f8780c102ad4c9bfde0ee5188dadf8b579d048f8496
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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
200908161807521028972655
Archive entry
200908161807521028972655.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 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#200908161807521028972655.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200908161807521028972655.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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