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Four identical pixelated spiral icons with red and black rings display 'GO HOOVER VIKINGS!' text in white block letters.

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Four identical pixelated spiral icons with red and black rings display 'GO HOOVER VIKINGS!' text in white block letters.

Four identical pixelated spiral icons with red and black rings display 'GO HOOVER VIKINGS!' text in white block letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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  • spiral pattern

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  • GO HOOVER VIKINGS!

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803230803561540851401
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/50/503066bdbbeff8deb4fa3373cb691c293a11edafe1b99864b1449cdbdf1181bd.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
503066bdbbeff8de
SHA-256
503066bdbbeff8deb4fa3373cb691c293a11edafe1b99864b1449cdbdf1181bd
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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
200803230803561540851401
Archive entry
200803230803561540851401.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 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#200803230803561540851401.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803230803561540851401.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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