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Four- of pixelated text-based images with red and gray lettering on black backgrounds, each displaying different phrases

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Four- of pixelated text-based images with red and gray lettering on black backgrounds, each displaying different phrases

Four- of pixelated text-based images with red and gray lettering on black backgrounds, each displaying different phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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  • What
  • FUCK
  • happened to me
  • The
  • something I wonder what the
  • Fuck?!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080202193611439304997
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7b/7b9c642aa98d51b011f7b3eee2839ff9443436bf130efaf086ea2579a5db08fb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7b9c642aa98d51b0
SHA-256
7b9c642aa98d51b011f7b3eee2839ff9443436bf130efaf086ea2579a5db08fb
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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
20080202193611439304997
Archive entry
20080202193611439304997.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 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#20080202193611439304997.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080202193611439304997.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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