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A static pixel art image with alternating orange and cyan squares forming a checkerboard pattern, overlaid with yellow text reading "W-E-S-O-W-E-S-O-W-E-S-O" in a repeating sequence.

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A static pixel art image with alternating orange and cyan squares forming a checkerboard pattern, overlaid with yellow text reading "W-E-S-O-W-E-S-O-W-E-S-O" in a repeating sequence.

A static pixel art image with alternating orange and cyan squares forming a checkerboard pattern, overlaid with yellow text reading "W-E-S-O-W-E-S-O-W-E-S-O" in a repeating sequen…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708122149521541366851
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6d/6d3797a0502b67d35c95aaf5e827d394435b2ff0ff51038294b2182a00044ba9.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6d3797a0502b67d3
SHA-256
6d3797a0502b67d35c95aaf5e827d394435b2ff0ff51038294b2182a00044ba9
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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
200708122149521541366851
Archive entry
200708122149521541366851.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 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#200708122149521541366851.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708122149521541366851.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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