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A static image with a teal background patterned with white and dark blue dots, featuring pixelated black text arranged in a wordwall layout.

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A static image with a teal background patterned with white and dark blue dots, featuring pixelated black text arranged in a wordwall layout.

A static image with a teal background patterned with white and dark blue dots, featuring pixelated black text arranged in a wordwall layout. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • aNd
  • yOU
  • WONDER
  • WHY
  • THEY
  • are
  • CALLED
  • polkA-
  • DOTS

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708231223381197121990
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/87/87b850bcac9d74f58c8580f02db412ebba3b54ce5d8bf9ac4e117f16be294e06.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
87b850bcac9d74f5
SHA-256
87b850bcac9d74f58c8580f02db412ebba3b54ce5d8bf9ac4e117f16be294e06
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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
200708231223381197121990
Archive entry
200708231223381197121990.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 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#200708231223381197121990.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708231223381197121990.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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