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A pixelated yellow figure with a round head and simple limbs stands against a beige background, displaying text that changes across frames.

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A pixelated yellow figure with a round head and simple limbs stands against a beige background, displaying text that changes across frames.

A pixelated yellow figure with a round head and simple limbs stands against a beige background, displaying text that changes across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • I'll just pretend
  • to hug you until you
  • get here

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070814213348105104614
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b2/b2bb6f4ffb3dcba73dc100dae0353fd7164d144e8e7a31645f49cb13d383f3fb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b2bb6f4ffb3dcba7
SHA-256
b2bb6f4ffb3dcba73dc100dae0353fd7164d144e8e7a31645f49cb13d383f3fb
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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
20070814213348105104614
Archive entry
20070814213348105104614.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 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#20070814213348105104614.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070814213348105104614.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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