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Pixelated text with blue and gray background display a four-part story about the word 'TV' in black outlined letters

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Pixelated text with blue and gray background display a four-part story about the word 'TV' in black outlined letters

Pixelated text with blue and gray background display a four-part story about the word 'TV' in black outlined letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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  • He thought TV was just a word
  • But when he found out what it meant
  • I just smiled and said 'TV'
  • 'TV'

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200903311506471418008604
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:55 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b0/b0de7ec94e956675abcb009465a98d1f9173a8566f35099ecab57a3639ecc1ac.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b0de7ec94e956675
SHA-256
b0de7ec94e956675abcb009465a98d1f9173a8566f35099ecab57a3639ecc1ac
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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
200903311506471418008604
Archive entry
200903311506471418008604.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:55 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#200903311506471418008604.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200903311506471418008604.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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