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Pixelated blue text on cyan background reads "John Miles is my BEST FRIEND!!!" in three with white rectangular overlays on some text segments

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Pixelated blue text on cyan background reads "John Miles is my BEST FRIEND!!!" in three with white rectangular overlays on some text segments

Pixelated blue text on cyan background reads "John Miles is my BEST FRIEND!!!" in three with white rectangular overlays on some text segments. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • John
  • Miles
  • is my
  • BEST
  • FRIEND!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709011204501285000061
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
754 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9c/9c89cef89958d529a188a9797c4e84b082aec10f1c3d48ed1fa319abcb341937.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9c89cef89958d529
SHA-256
9c89cef89958d529a188a9797c4e84b082aec10f1c3d48ed1fa319abcb341937
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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
200709011204501285000061
Archive entry
200709011204501285000061.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 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#200709011204501285000061.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709011204501285000061.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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