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Green pixelated text on dark red background with repeated phrases and partial white rectangle, no visible animation changes.

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Green pixelated text on dark red background with repeated phrases and partial white rectangle, no visible animation changes.

Green pixelated text on dark red background with repeated phrases and partial white rectangle, no visible animation changes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • Santa said Santa said Santa said
  • I was a hoI was a hoI was a bo three timesthree timesthree times
  • -The -The -The
  • hobo ninja hobo ninja hobo ninja

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071113182739946025069
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:57 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/36/36c15952488e42c2592cf47a8ca21aff34fb957bf86f7cb093790539a6e223ea.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
36c15952488e42c2
SHA-256
36c15952488e42c2592cf47a8ca21aff34fb957bf86f7cb093790539a6e223ea
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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
20071113182739946025069
Archive entry
20071113182739946025069.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:57 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#20071113182739946025069.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071113182739946025069.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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