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Pixelated text on a bright pink background with scattered white sparkles, displaying multiple phrases in black blocky font.

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Pixelated text on a bright pink background with scattered white sparkles, displaying multiple phrases in black blocky font.

Pixelated text on a bright pink background with scattered white sparkles, displaying multiple phrases in black blocky font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • the many
  • 'ello
  • sayings of"say what?"
  • me!!!
  • 'ok then
  • 'arg
  • 'potatos
  • 'i like toast
  • 'i like...
  • chocolate...
  • milk...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070820175140102156819
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ac/acc3689f1e554dfaaac6668f34456750bb1ce49b39a08f759d2273c831b0c6fb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
acc3689f1e554dfa
SHA-256
acc3689f1e554dfaaac6668f34456750bb1ce49b39a08f759d2273c831b0c6fb
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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
20070820175140102156819
Archive entry
20070820175140102156819.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 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#20070820175140102156819.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070820175140102156819.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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