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A four-quadrant image with text fragments: 'BRUNETTES DO IT BETTER' on black, 'blondes may have more fun' on red, and 'but' centered on red.

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A four-quadrant image with text fragments: 'BRUNETTES DO IT BETTER' on black, 'blondes may have more fun' on red, and 'but' centered on red.

A four-quadrant image with text fragments: 'BRUNETTES DO IT BETTER' on black, 'blondes may have more fun' on red, and 'but' centered on red. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • BRUNETTES DO IT BETTER
  • blondes may have more fun
  • but

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071103101227594090086
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:53 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a5/a5d8a5740c5e3df77c70659d8f55428fb815c55e92e3d290123d61e19df8a8da.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a5d8a5740c5e3df7
SHA-256
a5d8a5740c5e3df77c70659d8f55428fb815c55e92e3d290123d61e19df8a8da
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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
20071103101227594090086
Archive entry
20071103101227594090086.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:53 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#20071103101227594090086.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071103101227594090086.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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