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Purple background with white pixelated text reading *kick*, *boot*, *punt* on left, *ahhh*, *ouch*, *WHY??* on top right, and partial apology text below.

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Purple background with white pixelated text reading *kick*, *boot*, *punt* on left, *ahhh*, *ouch*, *WHY??* on top right, and partial apology text below.

Purple background with white pixelated text reading *kick*, *boot*, *punt* on left, *ahhh*, *ouch*, *WHY??* on top right, and partial apology text below. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bu…

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  • *kick*
  • *boot*
  • *punt*
  • *ahhh*
  • *ouch*
  • *WHY??*
  • OH GOD
  • sorry
  • ought you
  • the ball

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071115134728338403751
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:57 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/87/87384c1fbe430440a0e96e055dad2e7f3961789aea056a28021f1cea5a6a40d5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
87384c1fbe430440
SHA-256
87384c1fbe430440a0e96e055dad2e7f3961789aea056a28021f1cea5a6a40d5
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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
20071115134728338403751
Archive entry
20071115134728338403751.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:57 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#20071115134728338403751.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071115134728338403751.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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