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Four- with pixelated images: three people dancing, blue text on black background, purple text on black background, and two people embracing

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Four- with pixelated images: three people dancing, blue text on black background, purple text on black background, and two people embracing

Four- with pixelated images: three people dancing, blue text on black background, purple text on black background, and two people embracing. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • guitar

Style

  • text overlay

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  • I always liked a Niley Story
  • But was never ok with the real Niley

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808111718211242004603
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/96/9694c92b2f7bfe57345db682eed57e1cb30a99811d2cd74528ccc2b1a2c2b2ce.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9694c92b2f7bfe57
SHA-256
9694c92b2f7bfe57345db682eed57e1cb30a99811d2cd74528ccc2b1a2c2b2ce
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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
200808111718211242004603
Archive entry
200808111718211242004603.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#200808111718211242004603.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808111718211242004603.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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