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A split-screen pixel art image shows a softball on the left and baseball on the right, with text explaining that if softball were easier it would be called baseball.

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A split-screen pixel art image shows a softball on the left and baseball on the right, with text explaining that if softball were easier it would be called baseball.

A split-screen pixel art image shows a softball on the left and baseball on the right, with text explaining that if softball were easier it would be called baseball. Animated 48×4…

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  • If softball were any easier...
  • It would be called
  • BASE
  • BALL

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804182343411576320422
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/48/480a7c63d23139745372ddd0fd83d66f226f54467a904e8077ab15ce3019e2cc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
480a7c63d2313974
SHA-256
480a7c63d23139745372ddd0fd83d66f226f54467a904e8077ab15ce3019e2cc
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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
200804182343411576320422
Archive entry
200804182343411576320422.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 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#200804182343411576320422.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804182343411576320422.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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