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Pixelated cartoon characters with exaggerated expressions, including text overlays like 'SponGe Pants!' and 'Square' on a

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Pixelated cartoon characters with exaggerated expressions, including text overlays like 'SponGe Pants!' and 'Square' on a

Pixelated cartoon characters with exaggerated expressions, including text overlays like 'SponGe Pants!' and 'Square' on a. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Style

  • cartoon

Visible Text

  • SponGe
  • Pants!
  • BoB
  • Square
  • <33
  • :]]

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807201816352069806382
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
8.7 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/80/80b272c4c10c62231b3a49ee534ef5639e8d8a7ce81509495555ac87094b26e2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
80b272c4c10c6223
SHA-256
80b272c4c10c62231b3a49ee534ef5639e8d8a7ce81509495555ac87094b26e2
Full source records (1)

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
200807201816352069806382
Archive entry
200807201816352069806382.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#200807201816352069806382.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807201816352069806382.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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