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Pixelated text fragments in blue and white with scattered stars on black background, animated text and star positions shift across frames.

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Pixelated text fragments in blue and white with scattered stars on black background, animated text and star positions shift across frames.

Pixelated text fragments in blue and white with scattered stars on black background, animated text and star positions shift across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • it is
  • sometimes
  • a mistake to
  • climb:
  • If you do
  • not climb,
  • you will
  • not fall
  • This is true
  • it is always a
  • mistake to
  • never even make the attempt But is it that bad to fail? That hard to fail?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200901131944031780513847
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ba/ba23d90c05c4747b7b143117ba1c533970b910188cb8fd83cae95241ef4ef4c0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ba23d90c05c4747b
SHA-256
ba23d90c05c4747b7b143117ba1c533970b910188cb8fd83cae95241ef4ef4c0
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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
200901131944031780513847
Archive entry
200901131944031780513847.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 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#200901131944031780513847.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200901131944031780513847.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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