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A pixelated moon image with multiple text overlays in green, purple, and blue on a black background with small colored dots.

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A pixelated moon image with multiple text overlays in green, purple, and blue on a black background with small colored dots.

A pixelated moon image with multiple text overlays in green, purple, and blue on a black background with small colored dots. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • Gimme!
  • A man after midnight!
  • won't somebody help me
  • chase the shadows away....

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080808131621587609131
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.8 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6a/6a579eab2e92d18ca73a40fcb34e8dc2a95b2cef96ab2f26d46fb149abcf0cbb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6a579eab2e92d18c
SHA-256
6a579eab2e92d18ca73a40fcb34e8dc2a95b2cef96ab2f26d46fb149abcf0cbb
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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
20080808131621587609131
Archive entry
20080808131621587609131.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#20080808131621587609131.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080808131621587609131.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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