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Pixelated text repeats 'BECAUSE YO', 'DOESSSARY', 'YEAH THAT YO', 'ARE', and 'IMPORTANT' on black background with cyan highlights.

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Pixelated text repeats 'BECAUSE YO', 'DOESSSARY', 'YEAH THAT YO', 'ARE', and 'IMPORTANT' on black background with cyan highlights.

Pixelated text repeats 'BECAUSE YO', 'DOESSSARY', 'YEAH THAT YO', 'ARE', and 'IMPORTANT' on black background with cyan highlights. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • BECAUSE YO
  • DOESSSARY
  • YEAH THAT YO
  • ARE
  • IMPORTANT

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008010316071829116537
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
935 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ba/ba718d5b77db23b2fcbbb8bd0a3f1c578ab345fb051db301be7e4673796c0adc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ba718d5b77db23b2
SHA-256
ba718d5b77db23b2fcbbb8bd0a3f1c578ab345fb051db301be7e4673796c0adc
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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
2008010316071829116537
Archive entry
2008010316071829116537.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#2008010316071829116537.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008010316071829116537.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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