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A static image with a bright pink square containing text and a smiley face, surrounded by pixelated text in brown and gray tones.

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A static image with a bright pink square containing text and a smiley face, surrounded by pixelated text in brown and gray tones.

A static image with a bright pink square containing text and a smiley face, surrounded by pixelated text in brown and gray tones. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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Objects

  • smiley face

Subjects

  • smiley face

Visible Text

  • Im not 'RANDOM' I just have many 'THOUGHTS'
  • ...Sorry I think my brother was just abducted by aliens. Anyway go on.
  • YOU'RE A GREAT FRIEND BUT IF THE ZOMBIES CHASE US I'M TRIPPING YOU

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201004090837361869688538
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
50×50 pixels
File size
5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/66/66cc6334fc3c6fb6e484054d39a8c11482842f5d117e7f2496cb0d6db64797f5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
66cc6334fc3c6fb6
SHA-256
66cc6334fc3c6fb6e484054d39a8c11482842f5d117e7f2496cb0d6db64797f5
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
201004090837361869688538
Archive entry
201004090837361869688538.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#201004090837361869688538.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201004090837361869688538.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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