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Pixelated text in black font on white background with scattered colored dots, split into two sections with a gray bar between them.

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Pixelated text in black font on white background with scattered colored dots, split into two sections with a gray bar between them.

Pixelated text in black font on white background with scattered colored dots, split into two sections with a gray bar between them. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • A thousandbut they've miles seemsgot planes, pretty far and trains ... and cars
  • I'd walk to you if I had no other way

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708211202531849795514
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4b/4b0435aaf93360301f00015ab67fb9f19f16f8279ca38102df1797db6a691e99.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4b0435aaf9336030
SHA-256
4b0435aaf93360301f00015ab67fb9f19f16f8279ca38102df1797db6a691e99
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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
200708211202531849795514
Archive entry
200708211202531849795514.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 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#200708211202531849795514.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708211202531849795514.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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