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A static image with vertical rainbow stripes background and white pixelated text listing names and 'these the greatest people'.

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A static image with vertical rainbow stripes background and white pixelated text listing names and 'these the greatest people'.

A static image with vertical rainbow stripes background and white pixelated text listing names and 'these the greatest people'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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  • jen
  • allie
  • brit
  • mkay
  • chris
  • sarahjuan
  • these
  • r
  • the
  • greatest
  • people
  • jack

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712200844461352551610
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a9/a9f6b9d87f037095e77b7ed2d8454c3f11387255e6f50d5b61e218ba958d76ad.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a9f6b9d87f037095
SHA-256
a9f6b9d87f037095e77b7ed2d8454c3f11387255e6f50d5b61e218ba958d76ad
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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
200712200844461352551610
Archive entry
200712200844461352551610.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 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#200712200844461352551610.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712200844461352551610.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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