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Animated soccer ball on grass under blue sky with clouds, text changes from 'soccer is' to 'more than an obsession' to 'it is...' to 'LIFE'.

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Animated soccer ball on grass under blue sky with clouds, text changes from 'soccer is' to 'more than an obsession' to 'it is...' to 'LIFE'.

Animated soccer ball on grass under blue sky with clouds, text changes from 'soccer is' to 'more than an obsession' to 'it is...' to 'LIFE'. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • soccer is
  • more than an obsession
  • it is...
  • LIFE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090812104936173372281
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
7.6 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/49/49a473ec6f0490ec6c4d68dc42cd9e2f2922843cbbb8f7f436b0f9560bb05865.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
49a473ec6f0490ec
SHA-256
49a473ec6f0490ec6c4d68dc42cd9e2f2922843cbbb8f7f436b0f9560bb05865
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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
20090812104936173372281
Archive entry
20090812104936173372281.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 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#20090812104936173372281.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090812104936173372281.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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