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A static image with four identical spiral patterns in black and white, overlaid with red text reading "watch this icon to see how to keep an idiot busy." The background is solid black.

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A static image with four identical spiral patterns in black and white, overlaid with red text reading "watch this icon to see how to keep an idiot busy." The background is solid black.

A static image with four identical spiral patterns in black and white, overlaid with red text reading "watch this icon to see how to keep an idiot busy." The background is solid b…

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  • watch this icon to see how to keep an idiot busy

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801011834571886728744
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3f/3faee2b9d00d2eed50e942ec60fa111a023dad007b121f6014f94cadb58f9bf5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3faee2b9d00d2eed
SHA-256
3faee2b9d00d2eed50e942ec60fa111a023dad007b121f6014f94cadb58f9bf5
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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
200801011834571886728744
Archive entry
200801011834571886728744.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 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#200801011834571886728744.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801011834571886728744.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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