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Pixelated plaid background with green text reading "i used to until i met be normalthose losers" and "i call my best friend".

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Pixelated plaid background with green text reading "i used to until i met be normalthose losers" and "i call my best friend".

Pixelated plaid background with green text reading "i used to until i met be normalthose losers" and "i call my best friend". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • i used to until i met be normalthose losers
  • i call my best friend

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712301141061408156385
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/84/847c82d8c7c653d1a6a68d0be31e657d1a7d607fa7bb91366790327b4613813d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
847c82d8c7c653d1
SHA-256
847c82d8c7c653d1a6a68d0be31e657d1a7d607fa7bb91366790327b4613813d
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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
200712301141061408156385
Archive entry
200712301141061408156385.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 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#200712301141061408156385.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712301141061408156385.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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