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Purple background with green pixelated text repeating 'YOU CAN'T BE ME BEC IM ME ??' and small plus symbols scattered throughout.

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Purple background with green pixelated text repeating 'YOU CAN'T BE ME BEC IM ME ??' and small plus symbols scattered throughout.

Purple background with green pixelated text repeating 'YOU CAN'T BE ME BEC IM ME ??' and small plus symbols scattered throughout. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • YOU CAN'T BE ME BEC IM ME ??
  • YOU CANT YOU CANT E ME BEC/E ME BEC IM ME ?? :IM ME ??

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803280848011022937325
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/85/85cc174e1933b7614b1823b529c306c4d880b0ac67deb60a99a2a24a928cbd89.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
85cc174e1933b761
SHA-256
85cc174e1933b7614b1823b529c306c4d880b0ac67deb60a99a2a24a928cbd89
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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
200803280848011022937325
Archive entry
200803280848011022937325.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 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#200803280848011022937325.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803280848011022937325.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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