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Pixelated image with teal text "BE A LOSER" above grayscale text reading "because being cool is so overrated." and a partial cartoon face on the right.

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Pixelated image with teal text "BE A LOSER" above grayscale text reading "because being cool is so overrated." and a partial cartoon face on the right.

Pixelated image with teal text "BE A LOSER" above grayscale text reading "because being cool is so overrated." and a partial cartoon face on the right. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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Action

Style

Mood

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Source terms

Actions

  • mouth open

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  • BE A LOSER
  • because being
  • cool is so
  • overrated.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811061750032109101063
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3a/3a4ed906937afe6db72ef9b01e579492beb40b8759401a6840f4c05cf9cebd8a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3a4ed906937afe6d
SHA-256
3a4ed906937afe6db72ef9b01e579492beb40b8759401a6840f4c05cf9cebd8a
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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
200811061750032109101063
Archive entry
200811061750032109101063.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#200811061750032109101063.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811061750032109101063.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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