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Pixelated image of a person in dark clothing with hand on head, split into four quadrants with green text blocks and one gray block.

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Pixelated image of a person in dark clothing with hand on head, split into four quadrants with green text blocks and one gray block.

Pixelated image of a person in dark clothing with hand on head, split into four quadrants with green text blocks and one gray block. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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Mood

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  • <3 symbol

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  • i don't know if he's the ladies' choice...
  • but i know he's MY choice <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200711041227261603474018
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:53 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5b/5bc408c5c6e882a5f1acce6b83f01866f8dc6d4f9f95cec726dde0547503aa8f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5bc408c5c6e882a5
SHA-256
5bc408c5c6e882a5f1acce6b83f01866f8dc6d4f9f95cec726dde0547503aa8f
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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
200711041227261603474018
Archive entry
200711041227261603474018.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:53 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#200711041227261603474018.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711041227261603474018.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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