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Pixelated red character with large eyes and orange nose in four distinct poses, each paired with unique text overlays.

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Pixelated red character with large eyes and orange nose in four distinct poses, each paired with unique text overlays.

Pixelated red character with large eyes and orange nose in four distinct poses, each paired with unique text overlays. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808131321051758350460
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ac/acba08f2476d20b98ad6e555c7ccc4273e2f992e201ef8e20b7ea0f3d1388204.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
acba08f2476d20b9
SHA-256
acba08f2476d20b98ad6e555c7ccc4273e2f992e201ef8e20b7ea0f3d1388204
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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
200808131321051758350460
Archive entry
200808131321051758350460.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#200808131321051758350460.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808131321051758350460.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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