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A four- of pixelated images showing two people embracing, a lamb, and text overlays with phrases like "the lion in love" and "What a smasochist."

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A four- of pixelated images showing two people embracing, a lamb, and text overlays with phrases like "the lion in love" and "What a smasochist."

A four- of pixelated images showing two people embracing, a lamb, and text overlays with phrases like "the lion in love" and "What a smasochist.". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy ico…

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  • the lion in love
  • he lamb
  • What a smasochist
  • lion!
  • lamb

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008121512255444102497
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.8 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5e/5ebe237f92495ba27e206125d4ce33836d9c2aeac0dfc3c912e44f41f48d0d21.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5ebe237f92495ba2
SHA-256
5ebe237f92495ba27e206125d4ce33836d9c2aeac0dfc3c912e44f41f48d0d21
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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
2008121512255444102497
Archive entry
2008121512255444102497.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 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#2008121512255444102497.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008121512255444102497.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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