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Four display 'I IM DA BEST' text with star and character icons on blue backgrounds, each showing distinct color variations and character positions

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Four display 'I IM DA BEST' text with star and character icons on blue backgrounds, each showing distinct color variations and character positions

Four display 'I IM DA BEST' text with star and character icons on blue backgrounds, each showing distinct color variations and character positions. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy ic…

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  • star icons

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  • I IM DA BEST

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090911171240158854935
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7e/7eb69f173fd78a6154b27a8f5fca13c119a5cd7a56a93dc97e74087d206733bf.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7eb69f173fd78a61
SHA-256
7eb69f173fd78a6154b27a8f5fca13c119a5cd7a56a93dc97e74087d206733bf
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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
20090911171240158854935
Archive entry
20090911171240158854935.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 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#20090911171240158854935.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090911171240158854935.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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