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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue background, text reads 'SAVE', 'THE Polar Bear', and ': ( : ( : ( : ( : ('

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue background, text reads 'SAVE', 'THE Polar Bear', and ': ( : ( : ( : ( : ('

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with blue background, text reads 'SAVE', 'THE Polar Bear', and ': ( : ( : ( : ( : ('. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fra…

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  • SAVE
  • THE
  • Polar Bear
  • : ( : ( : ( : ( :

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812181521241241882060
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5f/5fc9d3da4744095438f04a11f5a2beb572424b3b1460d04e175669992b1b313f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5fc9d3da47440954
SHA-256
5fc9d3da4744095438f04a11f5a2beb572424b3b1460d04e175669992b1b313f
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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
200812181521241241882060
Archive entry
200812181521241241882060.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#200812181521241241882060.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812181521241241882060.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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