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Pixelated image of a swimmer in mid-stroke with water splashing, set against blue background text reading 'Blic', 'And M3lissa!', and 'besties lulas<3'.

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Pixelated image of a swimmer in mid-stroke with water splashing, set against blue background text reading 'Blic', 'And M3lissa!', and 'besties lulas<3'.

Pixelated image of a swimmer in mid-stroke with water splashing, set against blue background text reading 'Blic', 'And M3lissa!', and 'besties lulas<3'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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  • Blic
  • And M3lissa!
  • besties lulas<3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200901242240521205230105
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:50 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5c/5c6f670b3f75490b04cb8c5c9138ee08a6dc63c05d49fad8df95280d53dee1be.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5c6f670b3f75490b
SHA-256
5c6f670b3f75490b04cb8c5c9138ee08a6dc63c05d49fad8df95280d53dee1be
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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
200901242240521205230105
Archive entry
200901242240521205230105.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:50 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#200901242240521205230105.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200901242240521205230105.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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