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six pixelated with text overlays and a central celebrity image, each displaying distinct text phrases in bold colors

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six pixelated with text overlays and a central celebrity image, each displaying distinct text phrases in bold colors

six pixelated with text overlays and a central celebrity image, each displaying distinct text phrases in bold colors. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • text overlay

Visible Text

  • Im not
  • that
  • complicated
  • All you
  • have to
  • do be my
  • friend is
  • like me...
  • and listen

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200904012033591973260708
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:55 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
7.6 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/bd/bddb4cb96a0d757fc4ed49daca5637f1e1697b0e75e02555803fcc6958ccca72.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
bddb4cb96a0d757f
SHA-256
bddb4cb96a0d757fc4ed49daca5637f1e1697b0e75e02555803fcc6958ccca72
Full source records (1)

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
200904012033591973260708
Archive entry
200904012033591973260708.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:55 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#200904012033591973260708.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200904012033591973260708.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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