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Green pixelated text on black background with purple highlighted sections showing repeated phrases and abbreviations.

Green pixelated text on black background with purple highlighted sections showing repeated phrases and abbreviations. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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  • Besties?..
  • SM, ML, MR
  • MS, KC, LC
  • SL, MB, TC
  • Nah, family.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200904111755011051840517
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
949 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/90/90918d319ef6ba6f47ca27ae934f0652cfbd92b004ac88bc69e18ae9a006ca7e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
90918d319ef6ba6f
SHA-256
90918d319ef6ba6f47ca27ae934f0652cfbd92b004ac88bc69e18ae9a006ca7e
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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
200904111755011051840517
Archive entry
200904111755011051840517.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 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#200904111755011051840517.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200904111755011051840517.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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