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Pixelated animation of two figures holding text banners under a shooting star, with color changes in the text and background.

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Pixelated animation of two figures holding text banners under a shooting star, with color changes in the text and background.

Pixelated animation of two figures holding text banners under a shooting star, with color changes in the text and background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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Actions

  • text change

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  • I only
  • my dreams
  • would come true

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803131258471764817432
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:18 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ad/ad5ee236166574c9c0ec2c9040d039f936c005d8789f7b8a47a5e1401314348b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ad5ee236166574c9
SHA-256
ad5ee236166574c9c0ec2c9040d039f936c005d8789f7b8a47a5e1401314348b
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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
200803131258471764817432
Archive entry
200803131258471764817432.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:18 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#200803131258471764817432.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803131258471764817432.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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