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A four- of pixelated images with overlaid text fragments, each showing a different person in distinct poses and clothing against varied backgrounds

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A four- of pixelated images with overlaid text fragments, each showing a different person in distinct poses and clothing against varied backgrounds

A four- of pixelated images with overlaid text fragments, each showing a different person in distinct poses and clothing against varied backgrounds. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy i…

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Style

Mood

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Source terms

Style

  • text-overlaid

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  • SWEET
  • Girls
  • are
  • the
  • BESTII

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20111013095243743808424
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a8/a83713078f80999590a5bdc9bc010b664d9041420a506c192627a5301343bc4d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a83713078f809995
SHA-256
a83713078f80999590a5bdc9bc010b664d9041420a506c192627a5301343bc4d
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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
20111013095243743808424
Archive entry
20111013095243743808424.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:09 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#20111013095243743808424.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20111013095243743808424.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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