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Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and light skin, split into four quadrants with red text on black backgrounds.

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Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and light skin, split into four quadrants with red text on black backgrounds.

Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and light skin, split into four quadrants with red text on black backgrounds. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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  • why can't all pirates be
  • THAT HOT???

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801042047181228788740
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/76/765746f0832041b18474cd4a4d8b4f8828d90eac76a65747594b28a2c75ae1e9.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
765746f0832041b1
SHA-256
765746f0832041b18474cd4a4d8b4f8828d90eac76a65747594b28a2c75ae1e9
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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
200801042047181228788740
Archive entry
200801042047181228788740.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#200801042047181228788740.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801042047181228788740.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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