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A static image with a light blue background, featuring a bright white starburst graphic on the left and pixelated text on the right.

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A static image with a light blue background, featuring a bright white starburst graphic on the left and pixelated text on the right.

A static image with a light blue background, featuring a bright white starburst graphic on the left and pixelated text on the right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • of all the things that
  • should frighten u,
  • you worry about my
  • driving???

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080717183442443649762
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/52/52b55967ad13272b758ac28e5939a32c2a8632aed18f06d380e7464230c9e613.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
52b55967ad13272b
SHA-256
52b55967ad13272b758ac28e5939a32c2a8632aed18f06d380e7464230c9e613
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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
20080717183442443649762
Archive entry
20080717183442443649762.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#20080717183442443649762.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080717183442443649762.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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