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A pixelated image with red, yellow, and blue text over a character illustration on the left, black background with white and cyan text in the middle, and purple text over a teddy bear graphic on the right.

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A pixelated image with red, yellow, and blue text over a character illustration on the left, black background with white and cyan text in the middle, and purple text over a teddy bear graphic on the right.

A pixelated image with red, yellow, and blue text over a character illustration on the left, black background with white and cyan text in the middle, and purple text over a teddy…

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  • A friend will wipe away ur tears
  • go up to him and say...
  • when u get rejected by a crush
  • its because ur gay isnt it
  • But a BEST FRIEND will

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080209104314669410238
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:13 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/88/88282f89d8096f055da765a1267b1862a49f3a82c9e30499cb49907716611cef.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
88282f89d8096f05
SHA-256
88282f89d8096f055da765a1267b1862a49f3a82c9e30499cb49907716611cef
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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
20080209104314669410238
Archive entry
20080209104314669410238.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:13 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#20080209104314669410238.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080209104314669410238.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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