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six pixelated images with overlaid text, each showing distinct subjects and text elements in a low-resolution style

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six pixelated images with overlaid text, each showing distinct subjects and text elements in a low-resolution style

six pixelated images with overlaid text, each showing distinct subjects and text elements in a low-resolution style. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Franks…

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Source terms

Style

  • text-overlaid

Subjects

  • cartoon character

Visible Text

  • _lauraW
  • And
  • ucyR7
  • Have
  • MEGA
  • Swag

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201203100738511447919679
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
9.3 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/35/35e0e08024e9eed6b8f83ac3f7eadd522f3ce7ae3206b971394f5234caf440d4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
35e0e08024e9eed6
SHA-256
35e0e08024e9eed6b8f83ac3f7eadd522f3ce7ae3206b971394f5234caf440d4
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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
201203100738511447919679
Archive entry
201203100738511447919679.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:09 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#201203100738511447919679.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201203100738511447919679.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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