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A black-and-white cartoon character with spiky hair and checkered clothing appears in four , each displaying red text that changes sequentially

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A black-and-white cartoon character with spiky hair and checkered clothing appears in four , each displaying red text that changes sequentially

A black-and-white cartoon character with spiky hair and checkered clothing appears in four , each displaying red text that changes sequentially. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • cartoon character

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  • will never change

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200910301808351520200706
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:03 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/35/350c48ab4d9a3701983d535f125171305f35718d7421de420848405853b39636.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
350c48ab4d9a3701
SHA-256
350c48ab4d9a3701983d535f125171305f35718d7421de420848405853b39636
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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
200910301808351520200706
Archive entry
200910301808351520200706.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:03 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#200910301808351520200706.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200910301808351520200706.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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