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Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and pink text reading "I was so happy" in the top-left, changing to "I am happy" in the bottom-left.

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Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and pink text reading "I was so happy" in the top-left, changing to "I am happy" in the bottom-left.

Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and pink text reading "I was so happy" in the top-left, changing to "I am happy" in the bottom-left. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • I was so happy
  • I am happy

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080103152237960621497
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
50×50 pixels
File size
4.1 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/78/78c8d4897219d7c1e90585786558fa7437aca4c340ecd9474e62954a473e6512.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
78c8d4897219d7c1
SHA-256
78c8d4897219d7c1e90585786558fa7437aca4c340ecd9474e62954a473e6512
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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
20080103152237960621497
Archive entry
20080103152237960621497.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#20080103152237960621497.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080103152237960621497.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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