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A static collage of six distinct text-based with varying backgrounds and imagery, each containing pixelated white or black text

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A static collage of six distinct text-based with varying backgrounds and imagery, each containing pixelated white or black text

A static collage of six distinct text-based with varying backgrounds and imagery, each containing pixelated white or black text. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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  • I'm one of those
  • of happiness but
  • Unlucky people is dead
  • Who got a taste
  • crying for a way out...

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807161642051907956426
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
50×50 pixels
File size
6.9 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5b/5b8fe9254b8e5893ae258891b8ed04b8605a049201815887fb307be421c598d2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5b8fe9254b8e5893
SHA-256
5b8fe9254b8e5893ae258891b8ed04b8605a049201815887fb307be421c598d2
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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
200807161642051907956426
Archive entry
200807161642051907956426.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#200807161642051907956426.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807161642051907956426.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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