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A pixelated image of a person in a dark cap and blue plaid shirt with overlaid text phrases like "Like OMG", "Tony Tran", and "he's hawt".

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A pixelated image of a person in a dark cap and blue plaid shirt with overlaid text phrases like "Like OMG", "Tony Tran", and "he's hawt".

A pixelated image of a person in a dark cap and blue plaid shirt with overlaid text phrases like "Like OMG", "Tony Tran", and "he's hawt". Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • <3 symbol

Style

  • text-overlaid

Visible Text

  • Like OMG
  • Tony Tran
  • he's hawt
  • & he dances
  • <3

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804010032582032925894
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
10.3 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/46/4619595d300fb33040d98e1375f6189d0d2b512a2053841663395783a3157a21.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4619595d300fb330
SHA-256
4619595d300fb33040d98e1375f6189d0d2b512a2053841663395783a3157a21
Full source records (1)

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
200804010032582032925894
Archive entry
200804010032582032925894.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 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#200804010032582032925894.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804010032582032925894.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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