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A pixelated image with repeating text over a fiery orange and yellow background, showing a static composition with no visible motion.

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A pixelated image with repeating text over a fiery orange and yellow background, showing a static composition with no visible motion.

A pixelated image with repeating text over a fiery orange and yellow background, showing a static composition with no visible motion. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • dont follow
  • in my
  • footsteps
  • i run into
  • walls

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708271350432006901179
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5a/5a7205bdd59d344c4a89118e4f6c0c68f2a3969658e74394c439f01de71afcea.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5a7205bdd59d344c
SHA-256
5a7205bdd59d344c4a89118e4f6c0c68f2a3969658e74394c439f01de71afcea
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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
200708271350432006901179
Archive entry
200708271350432006901179.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 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#200708271350432006901179.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708271350432006901179.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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