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Pixelated cyan text on black background repeats phrases with musical symbols below, displaying animation through partial character changes.

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Pixelated cyan text on black background repeats phrases with musical symbols below, displaying animation through partial character changes.

Pixelated cyan text on black background repeats phrases with musical symbols below, displaying animation through partial character changes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • we're only we're only
  • young once young once
  • o lets scre'o lets scre'
  • it up right. it up right.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080505195935571466294
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.2 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6c/6c46a955cf251c625a6a626457b995d9ee95dc0b075425e3392594936218341d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6c46a955cf251c62
SHA-256
6c46a955cf251c625a6a626457b995d9ee95dc0b075425e3392594936218341d
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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
20080505195935571466294
Archive entry
20080505195935571466294.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 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#20080505195935571466294.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080505195935571466294.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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