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A pixelated image of a person in a red leotard standing with arms extended against a white background, next to red text reading "u need" and "GUTZ 4".

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A pixelated image of a person in a red leotard standing with arms extended against a white background, next to red text reading "u need" and "GUTZ 4".

A pixelated image of a person in a red leotard standing with arms extended against a white background, next to red text reading "u need" and "GUTZ 4". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy…

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  • u need
  • GUTZ 4
  • Gym-Nast-ics!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200707250830221290779830
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/45/454a0497bc03552385cec7380a220e367161be5a6ece01eaf45b4d3cac8ac8d8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
454a0497bc035523
SHA-256
454a0497bc03552385cec7380a220e367161be5a6ece01eaf45b4d3cac8ac8d8
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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
200707250830221290779830
Archive entry
200707250830221290779830.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 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#200707250830221290779830.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200707250830221290779830.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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