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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text on bright pink background reading 'I want a boyfriend' and 'thats this adorable ......'

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text on bright pink background reading 'I want a boyfriend' and 'thats this adorable ......'

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text on bright pink background reading 'I want a boyfriend' and 'thats this adorable ......'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • I want a boyfriend
  • thats this adorable ......
  • i'll wait 4 him
  • where ev his is

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070816073159536563496
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5b/5b7273398650fbdd19ae4d3d55222a63ba29871c8a2b00a968adcd2c9a6f2e96.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5b7273398650fbdd
SHA-256
5b7273398650fbdd19ae4d3d55222a63ba29871c8a2b00a968adcd2c9a6f2e96
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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
20070816073159536563496
Archive entry
20070816073159536563496.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 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#20070816073159536563496.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070816073159536563496.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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