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A black-and-white animated sequence shows a person's face with changing text overlays: 'S', 'SH', 'SHO' in the top and 'SHOU', 'SHOU' (with one instance highlighted yellow), 'SHOU' in the bottom

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A black-and-white animated sequence shows a person's face with changing text overlays: 'S', 'SH', 'SHO' in the top and 'SHOU', 'SHOU' (with one instance highlighted yellow), 'SHOU' in the bottom

A black-and-white animated sequence shows a person's face with changing text overlays: 'S', 'SH', 'SHO' in the top and 'SHOU', 'SHOU' (with one instance highlighted yellow), 'SHOU…

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  • SH
  • SHO
  • SHOU

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090301201200995004420
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
8.5 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/43/4375e870720e5928cdccdeea29722d52a47d57820199b48922d1671918583566.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4375e870720e5928
SHA-256
4375e870720e5928cdccdeea29722d52a47d57820199b48922d1671918583566
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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
20090301201200995004420
Archive entry
20090301201200995004420.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 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#20090301201200995004420.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090301201200995004420.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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