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six pixelated images showing a person in a patterned scarf with changing text overlays and one displaying large bold letters

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six pixelated images showing a person in a patterned scarf with changing text overlays and one displaying large bold letters

six pixelated images showing a person in a patterned scarf with changing text overlays and one displaying large bold letters. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • GO U
  • GO US
  • GO US A!
  • WOO!
  • LIVE LAVA LIVE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812101346001216608868
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
8.9 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a5/a5e3f734fe35df3111db59c2266c42e217b94aba1679d5b8ee18fae380f4c00a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a5e3f734fe35df31
SHA-256
a5e3f734fe35df3111db59c2266c42e217b94aba1679d5b8ee18fae380f4c00a
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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
200812101346001216608868
Archive entry
200812101346001216608868.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 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#200812101346001216608868.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812101346001216608868.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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