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A four- shows a dog's face with pixelated text: 'It' in top-left, 'was the' in top-right, 'Gerbil' in bottom-left, and empty space in bottom-right

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A four- shows a dog's face with pixelated text: 'It' in top-left, 'was the' in top-right, 'Gerbil' in bottom-left, and empty space in bottom-right

A four- shows a dog's face with pixelated text: 'It' in top-left, 'was the' in top-right, 'Gerbil' in bottom-left, and empty space in bottom-right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy ic…

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  • It
  • was the
  • Gerbil

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708091534451367733677
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/90/909d43e6b665f4d0649bb1b5c97a23d2199b56a7218dbd1c441264b0caffd808.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
909d43e6b665f4d0
SHA-256
909d43e6b665f4d0649bb1b5c97a23d2199b56a7218dbd1c441264b0caffd808
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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
200708091534451367733677
Archive entry
200708091534451367733677.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 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#200708091534451367733677.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708091534451367733677.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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