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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and ocean on left, bright blue background with green text reading "I Hear The Ocean Calling" on right.

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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and ocean on left, bright blue background with green text reading "I Hear The Ocean Calling" on right.

Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and ocean on left, bright blue background with green text reading "I Hear The Ocean Calling" on right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • palm tree

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  • palm tree

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  • I Hear
  • The Ocean Calling

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071122112407230930198
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:59 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/90/90370f1ba4d0291abdee4e1b36eedf3f2e9c78b8c6dd823774f268af0d5ebf28.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
90370f1ba4d0291a
SHA-256
90370f1ba4d0291abdee4e1b36eedf3f2e9c78b8c6dd823774f268af0d5ebf28
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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
20071122112407230930198
Archive entry
20071122112407230930198.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:59 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#20071122112407230930198.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071122112407230930198.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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