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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left; yellow with white text on right and bottom; gray on bottom right

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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left; yellow with white text on right and bottom; gray on bottom right

Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left; yellow with white text on right and bottom; gray on bottom right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • background

Subjects

  • palm tree

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  • what happens down in mexico
  • stays in mexico

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802280606221920685726
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/84/84e0c227996e591cf86d9a1b58c685b8d031669bfc481ef9d8071a9a3bbe3f02.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
84e0c227996e591c
SHA-256
84e0c227996e591cf86d9a1b58c685b8d031669bfc481ef9d8071a9a3bbe3f02
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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
200802280606221920685726
Archive entry
200802280606221920685726.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 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#200802280606221920685726.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802280606221920685726.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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