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Four identical red and black spiral patterns with white text reading 'would you like a shave sir?' arranged in a on a solid black background

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Four identical red and black spiral patterns with white text reading 'would you like a shave sir?' arranged in a on a solid black background

Four identical red and black spiral patterns with white text reading 'would you like a shave sir?' arranged in a on a solid black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080628090227309373697
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
3.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a9/a90e312ae246964c18a59a42476eaac4a3869fc82a53c570065468d580aba1d1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a90e312ae246964c
SHA-256
a90e312ae246964c18a59a42476eaac4a3869fc82a53c570065468d580aba1d1
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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
20080628090227309373697
Archive entry
20080628090227309373697.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#20080628090227309373697.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080628090227309373697.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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