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A pixelated image of a person in a black t-shirt with white text, holding a white pole, next to green pixelated text on black background.

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A pixelated image of a person in a black t-shirt with white text, holding a white pole, next to green pixelated text on black background.

A pixelated image of a person in a black t-shirt with white text, holding a white pole, next to green pixelated text on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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  • WHY DID THE CUTE ONE HAVE TO DIE?
  • he WAS ONE SEXY HOTASS
  • ❤️

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712011602301079534839
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/36/364b075154d62421ed492dc478193e3223ade1595152780976bf441e33e0a014.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
364b075154d62421
SHA-256
364b075154d62421ed492dc478193e3223ade1595152780976bf441e33e0a014
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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
200712011602301079534839
Archive entry
200712011602301079534839.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:01 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#200712011602301079534839.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712011602301079534839.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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