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A pixelated image of a smiling person with curly hair wearing a green and red striped elf hat, set against a red background with black text.

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A pixelated image of a smiling person with curly hair wearing a green and red striped elf hat, set against a red background with black text.

A pixelated image of a smiling person with curly hair wearing a green and red striped elf hat, set against a red background with black text. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • Buddy the elf
  • whats ur
  • favorite color

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200707231655251898527204
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ab/ab1afd15b639df6523823d4ba6396f47e9a3bf3d2c37f2a027df5954bfed60cf.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ab1afd15b639df65
SHA-256
ab1afd15b639df6523823d4ba6396f47e9a3bf3d2c37f2a027df5954bfed60cf
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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
200707231655251898527204
Archive entry
200707231655251898527204.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 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#200707231655251898527204.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200707231655251898527204.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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