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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan text overlays reading "PLZ SAVE ME!!!" and "I WILL DIE IF U DONT SAVE ME!" against a bright pink background.

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan text overlays reading "PLZ SAVE ME!!!" and "I WILL DIE IF U DONT SAVE ME!" against a bright pink background.

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with cyan text overlays reading "PLZ SAVE ME!!!" and "I WILL DIE IF U DONT SAVE ME!" against a bright pink background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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  • PLZ SAVE ME!!!
  • SHAYLA <3's Polar Bear:
  • I WILL DIE IF U DONT SAVE ME!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080927105300598153013
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ac/ac9c70e2d5b00658da8ee16c22e26dc2d94b7279d1ebc25b546fbdc4d997c4dc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ac9c70e2d5b00658
SHA-256
ac9c70e2d5b00658da8ee16c22e26dc2d94b7279d1ebc25b546fbdc4d997c4dc
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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
20080927105300598153013
Archive entry
20080927105300598153013.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#20080927105300598153013.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080927105300598153013.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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