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Red and white checkered background with repeated text "MY ICON IS BETTER THAN YOURS" in black pixelated font, alternating between solid red diamonds and checkerboard patterns.

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Red and white checkered background with repeated text "MY ICON IS BETTER THAN YOURS" in black pixelated font, alternating between solid red diamonds and checkerboard patterns.

Red and white checkered background with repeated text "MY ICON IS BETTER THAN YOURS" in black pixelated font, alternating between solid red diamonds and checkerboard patterns. Ani…

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  • MY ICON IS BETTER THAN YOURS

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803181304401910369333
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:19 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ae/aebfbf4ebe86b2057f8565d6d108242af39f8c7ce2b874c95e286de2c634549a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
aebfbf4ebe86b205
SHA-256
aebfbf4ebe86b2057f8565d6d108242af39f8c7ce2b874c95e286de2c634549a
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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
200803181304401910369333
Archive entry
200803181304401910369333.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:19 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#200803181304401910369333.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803181304401910369333.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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