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Pixelated globe image with green text on cyan background reading 'A friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out'

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Pixelated globe image with green text on cyan background reading 'A friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out'

Pixelated globe image with green text on cyan background reading 'A friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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  • A friend is someone
  • who walks in when
  • the rest of the world
  • walks out

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708251442301222357174
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7e/7e0b847f120533e2ac012a82daaa5ab6bfa323739c88d8630b34be32c5efb222.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7e0b847f120533e2
SHA-256
7e0b847f120533e2ac012a82daaa5ab6bfa323739c88d8630b34be32c5efb222
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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
200708251442301222357174
Archive entry
200708251442301222357174.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 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#200708251442301222357174.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708251442301222357174.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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