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Pixelated text on black background with red flame graphics at bottom, repeating 'I Rock. Why? Because Guitar Hero said so!' in two

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Pixelated text on black background with red flame graphics at bottom, repeating 'I Rock. Why? Because Guitar Hero said so!' in two

Pixelated text on black background with red flame graphics at bottom, repeating 'I Rock. Why? Because Guitar Hero said so!' in two. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • I Rock.
  • Why?
  • Because
  • Guitar Hero
  • said so!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090429145541950423940
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
548 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/93/93e434d450e8c4c47ca87c6f01046f570170cde85d27ec7d316a67f5235def11.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
93e434d450e8c4c4
SHA-256
93e434d450e8c4c47ca87c6f01046f570170cde85d27ec7d316a67f5235def11
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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
20090429145541950423940
Archive entry
20090429145541950423940.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 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#20090429145541950423940.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090429145541950423940.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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