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Pixelated text in purple on a green and cyan spiral background, repeating phrases like "me·what?" and "bec·OMG" across four identical

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Pixelated text in purple on a green and cyan spiral background, repeating phrases like "me·what?" and "bec·OMG" across four identical

Pixelated text in purple on a green and cyan spiral background, repeating phrases like "me·what?" and "bec·OMG" across four identical. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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  • me·what?
  • bec·OMG
  • me·BOYS!
  • me (running
  • bec·Wait!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081119163518281016910
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4c/4c7866d7e46aa97399e1cd5adea236a8cdf5df72d4d898023799f7f10fe87af6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4c7866d7e46aa973
SHA-256
4c7866d7e46aa97399e1cd5adea236a8cdf5df72d4d898023799f7f10fe87af6
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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
20081119163518281016910
Archive entry
20081119163518281016910.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#20081119163518281016910.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081119163518281016910.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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