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A four-quadrant image with a wrench graphic, text elements including "RIP TBK" and names, and the phrase "only the good die young.".

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A four-quadrant image with a wrench graphic, text elements including "RIP TBK" and names, and the phrase "only the good die young.".

A four-quadrant image with a wrench graphic, text elements including "RIP TBK" and names, and the phrase "only the good die young.". Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • 12.09.89
  • RIP TBK
  • 7.25.08
  • Thomas
  • Bernard
  • Karafa
  • only
  • the
  • good
  • die
  • young

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081202092149948560931
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
50×50 pixels
File size
3.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/66/66e00f44a071d7f355b8a03ff64149a314437382938aa056d06b255c06952309.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
66e00f44a071d7f3
SHA-256
66e00f44a071d7f355b8a03ff64149a314437382938aa056d06b255c06952309
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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
20081202092149948560931
Archive entry
20081202092149948560931.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#20081202092149948560931.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081202092149948560931.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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