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Pixelated frog on green leaf with red background text stating 'You will never beat the frog in a staring contest. So don't try!'

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Pixelated frog on green leaf with red background text stating 'You will never beat the frog in a staring contest. So don't try!'

Pixelated frog on green leaf with red background text stating 'You will never beat the frog in a staring contest. So don't try!'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • leaf

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  • You will never beat the frog in a staring contest.
  • So don't try!
  • contest cuz you can't beat the frog in a staring

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802260918171077373803
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/8e/8eae2d8465325908e9377dbaaf687e8c86e2fcc18d556b4d03fae904832c0f7d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8eae2d8465325908
SHA-256
8eae2d8465325908e9377dbaaf687e8c86e2fcc18d556b4d03fae904832c0f7d
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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
200802260918171077373803
Archive entry
200802260918171077373803.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 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#200802260918171077373803.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802260918171077373803.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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