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A pixelated cartoon skull with purple eyes and white teeth, green foliage at its base, red text 'the boy' on a green background, blue text 'who cried' on a blue background.

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A pixelated cartoon skull with purple eyes and white teeth, green foliage at its base, red text 'the boy' on a green background, blue text 'who cried' on a blue background.

A pixelated cartoon skull with purple eyes and white teeth, green foliage at its base, red text 'the boy' on a green background, blue text 'who cried' on a blue background. Animat…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802210509361670014609
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.6 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9f/9f088a2fa2efb9a4c1cad4524903e785881761457846417bb29b0c1ee154d2a4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9f088a2fa2efb9a4
SHA-256
9f088a2fa2efb9a4c1cad4524903e785881761457846417bb29b0c1ee154d2a4
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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
200802210509361670014609
Archive entry
200802210509361670014609.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#200802210509361670014609.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802210509361670014609.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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