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Pixelated text and symbols on white background: 'because I'm' in dark gray, 'COOL' in blue, 'like that' in dark gray, and a blue heart.

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Pixelated text and symbols on white background: 'because I'm' in dark gray, 'COOL' in blue, 'like that' in dark gray, and a blue heart.

Pixelated text and symbols on white background: 'because I'm' in dark gray, 'COOL' in blue, 'like that' in dark gray, and a blue heart. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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  • heart

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  • because I'm
  • COOL
  • like that

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070726184319483116053
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.4 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9e/9e5d1b08ee54fbf55e0a7895dce03943a4ace6bbfec4365420530a9b6d38b8d2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9e5d1b08ee54fbf5
SHA-256
9e5d1b08ee54fbf55e0a7895dce03943a4ace6bbfec4365420530a9b6d38b8d2
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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
20070726184319483116053
Archive entry
20070726184319483116053.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:34 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#20070726184319483116053.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070726184319483116053.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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