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A split-screen animation shows two versions of the phrase "I am a awesome ninja" with changing star symbols on pink and white backgrounds.

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A split-screen animation shows two versions of the phrase "I am a awesome ninja" with changing star symbols on pink and white backgrounds.

A split-screen animation shows two versions of the phrase "I am a awesome ninja" with changing star symbols on pink and white backgrounds. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • I
  • am
  • a
  • awesome
  • ninja

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090409183712118231344
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/73/73d069edbb6bab0923ee168ee8c4f8b559d6f3a03cc732099244efe537eb719f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
73d069edbb6bab09
SHA-256
73d069edbb6bab0923ee168ee8c4f8b559d6f3a03cc732099244efe537eb719f
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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
20090409183712118231344
Archive entry
20090409183712118231344.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 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#20090409183712118231344.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090409183712118231344.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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