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Pixelated text displays '[] taken.', '[x] single', and 'anyone want to CHANGE that?' with a pink waveform border on black background.

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Pixelated text displays '[] taken.', '[x] single', and 'anyone want to CHANGE that?' with a pink waveform border on black background.

Pixelated text displays '[] taken.', '[x] single', and 'anyone want to CHANGE that?' with a pink waveform border on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • [] taken.
  • [x] single
  • anyone want to CHANGE that?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080105212653555309822
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
700 bytes
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a5/a557cb84adb19c0302be0596ef84fd3a0a98e0c0edb004b137e63de69c1f26e6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a557cb84adb19c03
SHA-256
a557cb84adb19c0302be0596ef84fd3a0a98e0c0edb004b137e63de69c1f26e6
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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
20080105212653555309822
Archive entry
20080105212653555309822.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 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#20080105212653555309822.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080105212653555309822.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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