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Pixelated flip-flops on a beige background with cyan text reading 'the tans may fade but the memories will not summer two thousands eight'

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Pixelated flip-flops on a beige background with cyan text reading 'the tans may fade but the memories will not summer two thousands eight'

Pixelated flip-flops on a beige background with cyan text reading 'the tans may fade but the memories will not summer two thousands eight'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • the tans may fade
  • but the memories will not
  • summer
  • two
  • thousands:
  • eight

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080701181656410959370
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a8/a8c5a818551f72768440e3b9dcd77aba4b55b8b00775d7667b98aa53a16f66b9.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a8c5a818551f7276
SHA-256
a8c5a818551f72768440e3b9dcd77aba4b55b8b00775d7667b98aa53a16f66b9
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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
20080701181656410959370
Archive entry
20080701181656410959370.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 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#20080701181656410959370.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080701181656410959370.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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