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Red pixelated text on black background reads 'Smile' twice, 'it's easier th' twice, 'explaining wh' twice, 'your sad' twice.

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Red pixelated text on black background reads 'Smile' twice, 'it's easier th' twice, 'explaining wh' twice, 'your sad' twice.

Red pixelated text on black background reads 'Smile' twice, 'it's easier th' twice, 'explaining wh' twice, 'your sad' twice. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • Smile
  • it's easier th
  • explaining wh
  • your sad

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20100417021124505291761
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
271 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/66/667cd0464f7b616c42af8be681a5c2f8f02dddd57d0320a9e545460d03852c2e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
667cd0464f7b616c
SHA-256
667cd0464f7b616c42af8be681a5c2f8f02dddd57d0320a9e545460d03852c2e
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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
20100417021124505291761
Archive entry
20100417021124505291761.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 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#20100417021124505291761.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20100417021124505291761.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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