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Pixelated character with red face and purple hat holds black text boxes over torso, changing from 'YOU WHEN YOU WERE' to 'GANSTA' then 'LIKE GINO'.

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Pixelated character with red face and purple hat holds black text boxes over torso, changing from 'YOU WHEN YOU WERE' to 'GANSTA' then 'LIKE GINO'.

Pixelated character with red face and purple hat holds black text boxes over torso, changing from 'YOU WHEN YOU WERE' to 'GANSTA' then 'LIKE GINO'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy ic…

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Action

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Mood

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Source terms

Style

  • cartoon

Subjects

  • cartoon character

Visible Text

  • YOU WHEN YOU
  • WERE
  • GANSTA
  • LIKE GINO

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080925172731345874640
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6d/6df12a6e0daadb63b6c82927af718ff5274d6e1895e804f55b5150f3e7979736.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6df12a6e0daadb63
SHA-256
6df12a6e0daadb63b6c82927af718ff5274d6e1895e804f55b5150f3e7979736
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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
20080925172731345874640
Archive entry
20080925172731345874640.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#20080925172731345874640.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080925172731345874640.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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