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Pixelated blue text on black background with heart-shaped patterns, displaying a humorous quote about life and being a 'sore thumb'.

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Pixelated blue text on black background with heart-shaped patterns, displaying a humorous quote about life and being a 'sore thumb'.

Pixelated blue text on black background with heart-shaped patterns, displaying a humorous quote about life and being a 'sore thumb'. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • Life's too short to beind in...
  • so why not stick out like a sore thum

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804021406581926821509
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
1.8 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b2/b2a8d26a74f8be6f333f7f3c890f0cb0017209a23f5daa32aee94b551a06f2d6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b2a8d26a74f8be6f
SHA-256
b2a8d26a74f8be6f333f7f3c890f0cb0017209a23f5daa32aee94b551a06f2d6
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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
200804021406581926821509
Archive entry
200804021406581926821509.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 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#200804021406581926821509.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804021406581926821509.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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