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Four identical pixelated text displays of "Lightning Bolt 23" on cyan background with blue horizontal bars in different positions.

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Four identical pixelated text displays of "Lightning Bolt 23" on cyan background with blue horizontal bars in different positions.

Four identical pixelated text displays of "Lightning Bolt 23" on cyan background with blue horizontal bars in different positions. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • Lightning
  • Bolt
  • 23

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090901204736956593875
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/60/6090e2625c0900ee2e4af23dfc5f2ac4a1b76e566c748811862e598f533261ba.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6090e2625c0900ee
SHA-256
6090e2625c0900ee2e4af23dfc5f2ac4a1b76e566c748811862e598f533261ba
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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
20090901204736956593875
Archive entry
20090901204736956593875.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 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#20090901204736956593875.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090901204736956593875.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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