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Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and black clothing against green background, overlaid with white text on black.

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Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and black clothing against green background, overlaid with white text on black.

Pixelated image of a person with dark hair and black clothing against green background, overlaid with white text on black. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • all i want for christmas is a
  • frikin sexy as hell emo guy
  • just like this one.. (property of tyler)

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710251716161189631813
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/be/be2342a6d078e0d1530f41cec5ec5ac019d1aa3b005063d2de12960a757e1fbf.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
be2342a6d078e0d1
SHA-256
be2342a6d078e0d1530f41cec5ec5ac019d1aa3b005063d2de12960a757e1fbf
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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
200710251716161189631813
Archive entry
200710251716161189631813.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 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#200710251716161189631813.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710251716161189631813.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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