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Four identical with green text on black background, each reading "Dear Santa Let Me Explain...." in pixelated font

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Four identical with green text on black background, each reading "Dear Santa Let Me Explain...." in pixelated font

Four identical with green text on black background, each reading "Dear Santa Let Me Explain...." in pixelated font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksI…

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  • heart symbol

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  • Dear Santa Let Me Explain....

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712031323191111560720
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:02 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
381 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3f/3f20fa5bf60ff1a0f79495b401c42022cac4d55a2c2a0d5f6464cf445b778b0a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3f20fa5bf60ff1a0
SHA-256
3f20fa5bf60ff1a0f79495b401c42022cac4d55a2c2a0d5f6464cf445b778b0a
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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
200712031323191111560720
Archive entry
200712031323191111560720.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:02 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#200712031323191111560720.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712031323191111560720.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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