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Pixelated text blocks in blue and red on black background, arranged in a with three and two

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Pixelated text blocks in blue and red on black background, arranged in a with three and two

Pixelated text blocks in blue and red on black background, arranged in a with three and two. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons…

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  • Now I like
  • I have wings
  • But I've
  • Forgotten how
  • to fly.
  • OR else
  • I never
  • Really
  • Know how.
  • I'm thinking
  • I never really
  • Could in the First place, Since I Spend so long Pretending to be something I'm Not. Is there Anything More Pointless... Then having Wings and Not being Able to

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808181530421165755964
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808181530381277086400
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.3 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/39/39afa188deee00e5bf4edf8da317b7c12c139474e0584521b323207e4ebf314e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
39afa188deee00e5
SHA-256
39afa188deee00e5bf4edf8da317b7c12c139474e0584521b323207e4ebf314e
Full source records (2)

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
200808181530421165755964
Archive entry
200808181530421165755964.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#200808181530421165755964.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808181530421165755964.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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
200808181530381277086400
Archive entry
200808181530381277086400.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#200808181530381277086400.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808181530381277086400.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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