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A static image shows a person in a red shirt with white text on the left, next to a of text phrases in bold black font on white background

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A static image shows a person in a red shirt with white text on the left, next to a of text phrases in bold black font on white background

A static image shows a person in a red shirt with white text on the left, next to a of text phrases in bold black font on white background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • Special Child
  • Loves to Read
  • Ignores Some People
  • Hangs Out With
  • Friends
  • Truly Is
  • Weird:)

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201011301756231830365049
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/42/4294158a3066c80c2326871c384d2e8c25936d817e8ce9c795455361df11dbac.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4294158a3066c80c
SHA-256
4294158a3066c80c2326871c384d2e8c25936d817e8ce9c795455361df11dbac
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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
201011301756231830365049
Archive entry
201011301756231830365049.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:07 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#201011301756231830365049.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201011301756231830365049.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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