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A static image with a bright pink background displaying repeated red text and black decorative elements in a pattern

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A static image with a bright pink background displaying repeated red text and black decorative elements in a pattern

A static image with a bright pink background displaying repeated red text and black decorative elements in a pattern. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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  • he clear,Clohe clear,Clo
  • really much really much
  • , until u s
  • , until u s) smile :) is) smile
  • Clohe clear
  • is) smile
  • smile :)

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090118173609865083257
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
536 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3b/3b5c6123f1d446cf7d8c3f6f9c6dbdb903ed934d0451412ddfd5b0ca539fa43b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3b5c6123f1d446cf
SHA-256
3b5c6123f1d446cf7d8c3f6f9c6dbdb903ed934d0451412ddfd5b0ca539fa43b
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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
20090118173609865083257
Archive entry
20090118173609865083257.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 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#20090118173609865083257.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090118173609865083257.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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