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A pixelated penguin with black and white plumage stands against a gray, cloudy background; text overlays change across frames.

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A pixelated penguin with black and white plumage stands against a gray, cloudy background; text overlays change across frames.

A pixelated penguin with black and white plumage stands against a gray, cloudy background; text overlays change across frames. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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  • penguin

Visible Text

  • MREANK!
  • (retarded
  • penguin
  • awareness)

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080713162353613071623
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
7.6 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/89/89f49bda4150c69206b531bd800a7df97489bad9a4584146dac42a07bf179f91.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
89f49bda4150c692
SHA-256
89f49bda4150c69206b531bd800a7df97489bad9a4584146dac42a07bf179f91
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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
20080713162353613071623
Archive entry
20080713162353613071623.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 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#20080713162353613071623.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080713162353613071623.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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