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A static image shows a white volleyball on a brown surface with pixelated text reading "I am Sam" and "I play VOLLEYBALL!" in black background.

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A static image shows a white volleyball on a brown surface with pixelated text reading "I am Sam" and "I play VOLLEYBALL!" in black background.

A static image shows a white volleyball on a brown surface with pixelated text reading "I am Sam" and "I play VOLLEYBALL!" in black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • I
  • am
  • Sam
  • play
  • VOLLEYBALL!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200805111755321925926282
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:26 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/92/92ffc482ec66978d78cd0cc02867d4c8e40a4868298cd5f3e1c8f985e7f3366e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
92ffc482ec66978d
SHA-256
92ffc482ec66978d78cd0cc02867d4c8e40a4868298cd5f3e1c8f985e7f3366e
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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
200805111755321925926282
Archive entry
200805111755321925926282.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:26 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#200805111755321925926282.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200805111755321925926282.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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