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A pixelated giraffe head and neck on a light blue background, with text "GRIAFS" repeated below it and "I LOVE C: <3" to the right.

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A pixelated giraffe head and neck on a light blue background, with text "GRIAFS" repeated below it and "I LOVE C: <3" to the right.

A pixelated giraffe head and neck on a light blue background, with text "GRIAFS" repeated below it and "I LOVE C: <3" to the right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • GRIAFS
  • I
  • LOVE
  • C:
  • :<3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806271427321746749947
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4e/4e1f08d5ce633cc80bdb83419aa5032d4e6e6c381d0773ca940a58a26090bb94.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4e1f08d5ce633cc8
SHA-256
4e1f08d5ce633cc80bdb83419aa5032d4e6e6c381d0773ca940a58a26090bb94
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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
200806271427321746749947
Archive entry
200806271427321746749947.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#200806271427321746749947.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806271427321746749947.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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