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A pixelated image of a person with light brown hair and a black top, set against a pink background with text elements.

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A pixelated image of a person with light brown hair and a black top, set against a pink background with text elements.

A pixelated image of a person with light brown hair and a black top, set against a pink background with text elements. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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Mood

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  • 'Hey baby.
  • ...
  • Life's Tough
  • Get A
  • Helmet
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709041150121160804771
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 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/3d/3da5350dd6f5a3aad7daf4704e992868e405662890648c3a45a348ad5fe8cd96.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3da5350dd6f5a3aa
SHA-256
3da5350dd6f5a3aad7daf4704e992868e405662890648c3a45a348ad5fe8cd96
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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
200709041150121160804771
Archive entry
200709041150121160804771.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 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#200709041150121160804771.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709041150121160804771.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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