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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text fragments 'BE', 'AFRAID', 'VERY', and 'GRRRRRRRR' surrounding it in black block letters.

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text fragments 'BE', 'AFRAID', 'VERY', and 'GRRRRRRRR' surrounding it in black block letters.

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text fragments 'BE', 'AFRAID', 'VERY', and 'GRRRRRRRR' surrounding it in black block letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • BE
  • AFRAID
  • VERY
  • GRRRRRRRR

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710071222521589503405
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:49 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/91/916770f36839e005ec7d310c10623d800f2a4c90bd89c077f03d939df2a06d5a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
916770f36839e005
SHA-256
916770f36839e005ec7d310c10623d800f2a4c90bd89c077f03d939df2a06d5a
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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
200710071222521589503405
Archive entry
200710071222521589503405.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:49 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#200710071222521589503405.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710071222521589503405.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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