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A pixelated image of a person in a dark jacket with a light collar, wearing sunglasses, against a blurred background with purple text overlays.

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A pixelated image of a person in a dark jacket with a light collar, wearing sunglasses, against a blurred background with purple text overlays.

A pixelated image of a person in a dark jacket with a light collar, wearing sunglasses, against a blurred background with purple text overlays. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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Source terms

Style

  • text overlay

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  • ROCK ON LITE
  • YOU CAN'T
  • GET TO
  • THE TOP
  • TOMORROW

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809010947351609788002
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3e/3e266695eb8c0c8f956353bdf62980bd61eb7c05e159096b38ebd51f80e1e06d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3e266695eb8c0c8f
SHA-256
3e266695eb8c0c8f956353bdf62980bd61eb7c05e159096b38ebd51f80e1e06d
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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
200809010947351609788002
Archive entry
200809010947351609788002.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 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#200809010947351609788002.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809010947351609788002.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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