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Black-and-white patterned background with repeated text fragments and a solid gray rectangle overlay.

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Black-and-white patterned background with repeated text fragments and a solid gray rectangle overlay.

Black-and-white patterned background with repeated text fragments and a solid gray rectangle overlay. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Bu…

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  • and so
  • the lion
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  • love with
  • the lamb

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812231725111014517618
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812231727251209347535
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
8.5 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6b/6b0e8d6842e74cde94097e4d8dac76e72876ae001939912ffc3296059215cbc6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6b0e8d6842e74cde
SHA-256
6b0e8d6842e74cde94097e4d8dac76e72876ae001939912ffc3296059215cbc6
Full source records (2)

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
200812231725111014517618
Archive entry
200812231725111014517618.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812231725111014517618.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812231725111014517618.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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
200812231727251209347535
Archive entry
200812231727251209347535.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812231727251209347535.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812231727251209347535.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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