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Pixelated character with purple hair and light skin, wearing dark clothing, under pink text reading 'I luv Paul' on black background.

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Pixelated character with purple hair and light skin, wearing dark clothing, under pink text reading 'I luv Paul' on black background.

Pixelated character with purple hair and light skin, wearing dark clothing, under pink text reading 'I luv Paul' on black background. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • 8-bit style
  • dithering

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  • I luv Paul

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080128122701577157672
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ad/adfaeb77a41dfd94e25821baf43155676c078a23d515481f99c1737c20282a01.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
adfaeb77a41dfd94
SHA-256
adfaeb77a41dfd94e25821baf43155676c078a23d515481f99c1737c20282a01
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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
20080128122701577157672
Archive entry
20080128122701577157672.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 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#20080128122701577157672.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080128122701577157672.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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