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Pixelated green turtle with large eyes and a shell, positioned against a gray background with yellow text reading "Reality is only an illusion... caused by the lack of lots and lots of ALCOHOL!!!!!".

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Pixelated green turtle with large eyes and a shell, positioned against a gray background with yellow text reading "Reality is only an illusion... caused by the lack of lots and lots of ALCOHOL!!!!!".

Pixelated green turtle with large eyes and a shell, positioned against a gray background with yellow text reading "Reality is only an illusion... caused by the lack of lots and lo…

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  • Reality is only an illusion...
  • caused by the lack of
  • lots and lots of
  • ALCOHOL!!!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708311445001564649172
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3e/3e96f689f5b63367637b5dddc2f691bbf234295bd992c8be804b25f6c2c9d404.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3e96f689f5b63367
SHA-256
3e96f689f5b63367637b5dddc2f691bbf234295bd992c8be804b25f6c2c9d404
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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
200708311445001564649172
Archive entry
200708311445001564649172.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 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#200708311445001564649172.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708311445001564649172.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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