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Green pixelated text 'SURRENDER THE CHEESE!' repeated four times on a blue and green spiral background with no visible animation changes.

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Green pixelated text 'SURRENDER THE CHEESE!' repeated four times on a blue and green spiral background with no visible animation changes.

Green pixelated text 'SURRENDER THE CHEESE!' repeated four times on a blue and green spiral background with no visible animation changes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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Style

  • spiral pattern

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  • SURRENDER THE CHEESE!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709061811511644768474
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ab/ab20ad8a20c3e1fde0f9e898dd2b4527f0e5361ae8b27cb3bf34123aee278664.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ab20ad8a20c3e1fd
SHA-256
ab20ad8a20c3e1fde0f9e898dd2b4527f0e5361ae8b27cb3bf34123aee278664
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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
200709061811511644768474
Archive entry
200709061811511644768474.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 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#200709061811511644768474.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709061811511644768474.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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