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Pixelated text 'WHO NEEDS BOYS?!' in white on bright pink background with dark purple horizontal bars shifting position across frames.

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Pixelated text 'WHO NEEDS BOYS?!' in white on bright pink background with dark purple horizontal bars shifting position across frames.

Pixelated text 'WHO NEEDS BOYS?!' in white on bright pink background with dark purple horizontal bars shifting position across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200711081821351019132385
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:54 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.8 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/59/5900a68c220f82ae7d5a03879751ec66be58245d6b4a8c0772408ab4ae28a001.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5900a68c220f82ae
SHA-256
5900a68c220f82ae7d5a03879751ec66be58245d6b4a8c0772408ab4ae28a001
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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
200711081821351019132385
Archive entry
200711081821351019132385.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:54 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#200711081821351019132385.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711081821351019132385.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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