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Pixelated image of Darth Vader's helmet on black background with white text reading "please insert name here" and other phrases.

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Pixelated image of Darth Vader's helmet on black background with white text reading "please insert name here" and other phrases.

Pixelated image of Darth Vader's helmet on black background with white text reading "please insert name here" and other phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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  • "please" insert name here
  • whoever you are i am your
  • MOTHER the father thing is soooo old

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807211536551744267421
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6a/6ab6e716132c4fb809f0f6a9915df330c0459aa2a44be894baf5244553ee4855.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6ab6e716132c4fb8
SHA-256
6ab6e716132c4fb809f0f6a9915df330c0459aa2a44be894baf5244553ee4855
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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
200807211536551744267421
Archive entry
200807211536551744267421.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#200807211536551744267421.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807211536551744267421.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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