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A pixelated softball with visible stitching and a black logo on blue background, paired with red text on green backgrounds.

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A pixelated softball with visible stitching and a black logo on blue background, paired with red text on green backgrounds.

A pixelated softball with visible stitching and a black logo on blue background, paired with red text on green backgrounds. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • the only stupid thing I need i boys
  • the only thing i need is my sistas
  • the best thing is me my sistas and a softball

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080222152553770752387
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3c/3c7673c6718fde6f94a67d5c88d4476c48b8de41237c401b10bc0885b793b72b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3c7673c6718fde6f
SHA-256
3c7673c6718fde6f94a67d5c88d4476c48b8de41237c401b10bc0885b793b72b
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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
20080222152553770752387
Archive entry
20080222152553770752387.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#20080222152553770752387.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080222152553770752387.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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