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Blue text on dark green background repeats 'd rather bend rather bend' with variations, interspersed with red symbols and partial phrases.

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Blue text on dark green background repeats 'd rather bend rather bend' with variations, interspersed with red symbols and partial phrases.

Blue text on dark green background repeats 'd rather bend rather bend' with variations, interspersed with red symbols and partial phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071230082212102867553
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.5 KB
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9b/9be06b7d2729aee4c06fc842343a2629c804f55805bb8162133765f9010c828e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9be06b7d2729aee4
SHA-256
9be06b7d2729aee4c06fc842343a2629c804f55805bb8162133765f9010c828e
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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
20071230082212102867553
Archive entry
20071230082212102867553.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 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#20071230082212102867553.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071230082212102867553.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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