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Pixelated yellow sponge character with blue eyes, red shorts, and white collar holding a star-tipped wand against white background.

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Pixelated yellow sponge character with blue eyes, red shorts, and white collar holding a star-tipped wand against white background.

Pixelated yellow sponge character with blue eyes, red shorts, and white collar holding a star-tipped wand against white background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080128163523893326364
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/aa/aa31bde7e142779d1de29c3704bd45560504278ba68c0055cbceb65032ccaf30.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
aa31bde7e142779d
SHA-256
aa31bde7e142779d1de29c3704bd45560504278ba68c0055cbceb65032ccaf30
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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
20080128163523893326364
Archive entry
20080128163523893326364.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 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#20080128163523893326364.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080128163523893326364.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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