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Two side-by-side show a person with raised hands and a rooster in a grassy background, with text overlays changing between

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Two side-by-side show a person with raised hands and a rooster in a grassy background, with text overlays changing between

Two side-by-side show a person with raised hands and a rooster in a grassy background, with text overlays changing between. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20100104152657727782020
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
7.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/38/389fde5a51468b5fa3680fc3ce2229652b160506e5866da72a7df95f485040f4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
389fde5a51468b5f
SHA-256
389fde5a51468b5fa3680fc3ce2229652b160506e5866da72a7df95f485040f4
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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
20100104152657727782020
Archive entry
20100104152657727782020.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 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#20100104152657727782020.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20100104152657727782020.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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