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Pixelated character in Santa hat holding candy cane, standing on gift box against snowy sky with clouds and crescent moon.

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Pixelated character in Santa hat holding candy cane, standing on gift box against snowy sky with clouds and crescent moon.

Pixelated character in Santa hat holding candy cane, standing on gift box against snowy sky with clouds and crescent moon. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • i want for christmas
  • is you.
  • and UGGS! LOL

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712160622291914308846
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/40/4094ab44085c2a2958a0966183b44af4f33c89053a35442d5d20a08b9a76e632.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4094ab44085c2a29
SHA-256
4094ab44085c2a2958a0966183b44af4f33c89053a35442d5d20a08b9a76e632
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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
200712160622291914308846
Archive entry
200712160622291914308846.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 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#200712160622291914308846.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712160622291914308846.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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