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Animated sequence of pixelated text and symbols on white, black, blue, and red backgrounds with repeated '<|O-+-><' patterns.

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Animated sequence of pixelated text and symbols on white, black, blue, and red backgrounds with repeated '<|O-+-><' patterns.

Animated sequence of pixelated text and symbols on white, black, blue, and red backgrounds with repeated '<|O-+-><' patterns. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • <|O-+-><
  • this is Gary
  • Gary fainted
  • He needs attention to survive
  • Gary: Help me!
  • put gays news any where you can to help him survive

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804172248341905073795
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a5/a59522418aa580ee58c525744f06caf14342c606010f43cc25eaf7af0fc2946d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a59522418aa580ee
SHA-256
a59522418aa580ee58c525744f06caf14342c606010f43cc25eaf7af0fc2946d
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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
200804172248341905073795
Archive entry
200804172248341905073795.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 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#200804172248341905073795.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804172248341905073795.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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