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Pixelated text and star symbols on a split background of cyan and green, with one star changing color between frames.

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Pixelated text and star symbols on a split background of cyan and green, with one star changing color between frames.

Pixelated text and star symbols on a split background of cyan and green, with one star changing color between frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • star

Subjects

  • star

Visible Text

  • it your coo
  • than i must
  • be
  • THE BESTEST

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809241700511721445409
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
915 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/51/51694a53b85e1bdaae1366d2504dfdbb715895298498e4c0a41afa2e92deb584.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
51694a53b85e1bda
SHA-256
51694a53b85e1bdaae1366d2504dfdbb715895298498e4c0a41afa2e92deb584
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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
200809241700511721445409
Archive entry
200809241700511721445409.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#200809241700511721445409.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809241700511721445409.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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