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Pixelated text in red on a gradient background of pink and cyan, arranged in four identical quadrants with repeated phrases.

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Pixelated text in red on a gradient background of pink and cyan, arranged in four identical quadrants with repeated phrases.

Pixelated text in red on a gradient background of pink and cyan, arranged in four identical quadrants with repeated phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • donk ask
  • me y im
  • skinny my
  • answere is
  • dancing

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081114152600144483403
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/39/396efcf9f60f45b2375cd399d20d847a1929b41c8f4324e14a7289b15e868377.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
396efcf9f60f45b2
SHA-256
396efcf9f60f45b2375cd399d20d847a1929b41c8f4324e14a7289b15e868377
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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
20081114152600144483403
Archive entry
20081114152600144483403.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#20081114152600144483403.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081114152600144483403.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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