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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan text reading 'save the color bears why should they die beacuse...' against bright pink background.

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan text reading 'save the color bears why should they die beacuse...' against bright pink background.

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan text reading 'save the color bears why should they die beacuse...' against bright pink background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080730235241473152100
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/82/8216a2adc011648ffbe783754a86fcb5aaafad5f491afc4495a68209417946cc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8216a2adc011648f
SHA-256
8216a2adc011648ffbe783754a86fcb5aaafad5f491afc4495a68209417946cc
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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
20080730235241473152100
Archive entry
20080730235241473152100.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 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#20080730235241473152100.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080730235241473152100.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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