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A split-screen image shows a blue and green pen labeled 'The Pen' on the left, and a sword labeled 'The Sword' below it, with text on the right reading 'Is mightier than (especially clicky pens)' against a solid blue background.

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A split-screen image shows a blue and green pen labeled 'The Pen' on the left, and a sword labeled 'The Sword' below it, with text on the right reading 'Is mightier than (especially clicky pens)' against a solid blue background.

A split-screen image shows a blue and green pen labeled 'The Pen' on the left, and a sword labeled 'The Sword' below it, with text on the right reading 'Is mightier than (especial…

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  • sword

Subjects

  • sword

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  • The Pen
  • The Sword
  • Is mightier than
  • (especially clicky pens)

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080216122809976209851
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/53/53fdeaaede21a62acf6017908910303e744977e69c4d78a7c9f960d76706502c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
53fdeaaede21a62a
SHA-256
53fdeaaede21a62acf6017908910303e744977e69c4d78a7c9f960d76706502c
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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
20080216122809976209851
Archive entry
20080216122809976209851.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#20080216122809976209851.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080216122809976209851.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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