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Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats 'STOP now', 'back it up', 'and let me', 'see ya hipsee', and 'SWING' in a pattern

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Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats 'STOP now', 'back it up', 'and let me', 'see ya hipsee', and 'SWING' in a pattern

Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats 'STOP now', 'back it up', 'and let me', 'see ya hipsee', and 'SWING' in a pattern. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • STOP now
  • back it up
  • and let me
  • see ya hipsee
  • SWING

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081005153358351579057
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
393 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/33/33f0022700427833c2ed52d2a017a59310e53e57342a27821cb9f1af24a962c4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
33f0022700427833
SHA-256
33f0022700427833c2ed52d2a017a59310e53e57342a27821cb9f1af24a962c4
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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
20081005153358351579057
Archive entry
20081005153358351579057.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#20081005153358351579057.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081005153358351579057.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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