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A four- displays a pixelated American flag background with blue text; the top-right shows altered text while others remain static

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A four- displays a pixelated American flag background with blue text; the top-right shows altered text while others remain static

A four- displays a pixelated American flag background with blue text; the top-right shows altered text while others remain static. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • star

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  • star

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  • i love me!
  • im so hott
  • i need a boyfriend

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710151103361661039470
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7a/7aab09793ab42a3e3db00154556e314212c6cfda18923ae22b4a21daf106a945.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7aab09793ab42a3e
SHA-256
7aab09793ab42a3e3db00154556e314212c6cfda18923ae22b4a21daf106a945
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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
200710151103361661039470
Archive entry
200710151103361661039470.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 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#200710151103361661039470.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710151103361661039470.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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