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Pixelated penguin with black head and white body displays blue text reading 'you know' in first frame, 'im a' in second, 'sexy penguin' in third.

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Pixelated penguin with black head and white body displays blue text reading 'you know' in first frame, 'im a' in second, 'sexy penguin' in third.

Pixelated penguin with black head and white body displays blue text reading 'you know' in first frame, 'im a' in second, 'sexy penguin' in third. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • penguin

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  • you know
  • im a
  • sexy penguin

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708120740111145322654
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/8e/8e8a5595e409444f02c048f81a19f676e3a0fce16fdfafa8fbb88ad6b9701905.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8e8a5595e409444f
SHA-256
8e8a5595e409444f02c048f81a19f676e3a0fce16fdfafa8fbb88ad6b9701905
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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
200708120740111145322654
Archive entry
200708120740111145322654.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 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#200708120740111145322654.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708120740111145322654.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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