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A four- shows a violin with text overlays: 'Violas' on a musical staff, 'do it better' on a violin, 'Oh Yeah!' on a violin, and a blank

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A four- shows a violin with text overlays: 'Violas' on a musical staff, 'do it better' on a violin, 'Oh Yeah!' on a violin, and a blank

A four- shows a violin with text overlays: 'Violas' on a musical staff, 'do it better' on a violin, 'Oh Yeah!' on a violin, and a blank. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Int…

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  • Violas
  • do it better
  • Oh Yeah!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080904204752288891286
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:38 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/52/52482e27c8f01d5fe7e5a9b686391ebe00e33c712983a0240463b394fc686937.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
52482e27c8f01d5f
SHA-256
52482e27c8f01d5fe7e5a9b686391ebe00e33c712983a0240463b394fc686937
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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
20080904204752288891286
Archive entry
20080904204752288891286.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:38 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#20080904204752288891286.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080904204752288891286.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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