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Red background with white pixelated text 'HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS' and exclamation marks, separated by green star-like symbols in a vertical

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Red background with white pixelated text 'HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS' and exclamation marks, separated by green star-like symbols in a vertical

Red background with white pixelated text 'HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS' and exclamation marks, separated by green star-like symbols in a vertical. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • HO HO
  • HO
  • MERRY
  • CHRISTMAS
  • !!!!!!!!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812251456111558363212
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
565 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/39/390f468a90bd4f357101168f14e8ec42577645417aecfb0803228b8741ce8887.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
390f468a90bd4f35
SHA-256
390f468a90bd4f357101168f14e8ec42577645417aecfb0803228b8741ce8887
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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
200812251456111558363212
Archive entry
200812251456111558363212.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812251456111558363212.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812251456111558363212.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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