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Pixelated beach scene with palm trees and water, paired with blue text reading "Tan lines fade... But memories last 4ever" and "Summer oh eight"

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Pixelated beach scene with palm trees and water, paired with blue text reading "Tan lines fade... But memories last 4ever" and "Summer oh eight"

Pixelated beach scene with palm trees and water, paired with blue text reading "Tan lines fade... But memories last 4ever" and "Summer oh eight". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • Tan lines fade...
  • But memories last 4ever
  • Summer oh eight

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807230633471309055835
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a6/a6863eb48bf76d96fac60dc26417e8bed405f611db25a954c56469369e2d5b6b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a6863eb48bf76d96
SHA-256
a6863eb48bf76d96fac60dc26417e8bed405f611db25a954c56469369e2d5b6b
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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
200807230633471309055835
Archive entry
200807230633471309055835.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#200807230633471309055835.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807230633471309055835.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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