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A pixelated image of a person with dark hair and light skin on the left, next to red background text repeating "La,la,la," followed by "DEAD!" in black.

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A pixelated image of a person with dark hair and light skin on the left, next to red background text repeating "La,la,la," followed by "DEAD!" in black.

A pixelated image of a person with dark hair and light skin on the left, next to red background text repeating "La,la,la," followed by "DEAD!" in black. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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  • La,la,la,
  • la,la
  • la,la.La
  • DEAD!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709061120391857969065
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b8/b8126ebac9e6963c428ce3296e1b2b39a6d7d0b2812e95d4b510573a2f8df470.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b8126ebac9e6963c
SHA-256
b8126ebac9e6963c428ce3296e1b2b39a6d7d0b2812e95d4b510573a2f8df470
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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
200709061120391857969065
Archive entry
200709061120391857969065.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 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#200709061120391857969065.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709061120391857969065.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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