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Pixelated image of a person with closed eyes and a white collar, next to pixelated text reading "FRANK IERO IS MY HERO" on a black background.

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Pixelated image of a person with closed eyes and a white collar, next to pixelated text reading "FRANK IERO IS MY HERO" on a black background.

Pixelated image of a person with closed eyes and a white collar, next to pixelated text reading "FRANK IERO IS MY HERO" on a black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • FRANK
  • IERO
  • IS
  • MY
  • HERO

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708171210352068567660
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7a/7a7b83a77c707bfb198901f1d06143d7ebfb3644fe9f34cdc4a9fab3ab341500.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7a7b83a77c707bfb
SHA-256
7a7b83a77c707bfb198901f1d06143d7ebfb3644fe9f34cdc4a9fab3ab341500
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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
200708171210352068567660
Archive entry
200708171210352068567660.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 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#200708171210352068567660.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708171210352068567660.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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