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Dark red background with pink text repeating "I tried to think of something funny." and white star shapes scattered throughout.

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Dark red background with pink text repeating "I tried to think of something funny." and white star shapes scattered throughout.

Dark red background with pink text repeating "I tried to think of something funny." and white star shapes scattered throughout. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708030749081198952425
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:36 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
697 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ad/ad815ff4ce2da20351ce99fc9c03ea358b5507439b9470d149def95f4dea605f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ad815ff4ce2da203
SHA-256
ad815ff4ce2da20351ce99fc9c03ea358b5507439b9470d149def95f4dea605f
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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
200708030749081198952425
Archive entry
200708030749081198952425.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:36 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#200708030749081198952425.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708030749081198952425.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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