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A pixelated image with a red heart, text reading "I love Max Bauer," and a cartoon character with large eyes and red clothing.

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A pixelated image with a red heart, text reading "I love Max Bauer," and a cartoon character with large eyes and red clothing.

A pixelated image with a red heart, text reading "I love Max Bauer," and a cartoon character with large eyes and red clothing. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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Style

Mood

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Source terms

Objects

  • heart
  • cartoon character

Style

  • cartoon

Subjects

  • heart
  • cartoon character

Visible Text

  • I love Max Bauer
  • like minnie loves mickey

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081206201102480094450
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/65/65931a7cb874811f55009d2ab4b2bb3bd7c9fe6afe0459c561242d9e77a78ab5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
65931a7cb874811f
SHA-256
65931a7cb874811f55009d2ab4b2bb3bd7c9fe6afe0459c561242d9e77a78ab5
Full source records (1)

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
20081206201102480094450
Archive entry
20081206201102480094450.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 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#20081206201102480094450.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081206201102480094450.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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