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A pixelated orange and white cat with black eyes and a pink nose appears on the left side of an orange background, with text on the right.

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A pixelated orange and white cat with black eyes and a pink nose appears on the left side of an orange background, with text on the right.

A pixelated orange and white cat with black eyes and a pink nose appears on the left side of an orange background, with text on the right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • cat

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  • "Did you run over someone's cat?"
  • -Edward Cullen
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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080731081319460391512
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/bc/bc30911a75d330c60e106e3ec3f847b281915d129f31e55edec997cef69cef25.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
bc30911a75d330c6
SHA-256
bc30911a75d330c60e106e3ec3f847b281915d129f31e55edec997cef69cef25
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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
20080731081319460391512
Archive entry
20080731081319460391512.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 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#20080731081319460391512.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080731081319460391512.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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