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A static image with light blue text overlays on a pixelated background featuring abstract shapes and partial character silhouettes.

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A static image with light blue text overlays on a pixelated background featuring abstract shapes and partial character silhouettes.

A static image with light blue text overlays on a pixelated background featuring abstract shapes and partial character silhouettes. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • text overlay

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  • boys like girls
  • metro station
  • good charlotte
  • aug. 20th with sydney:)

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080815140930778037136
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/be/be3b1dd3f37ee92d6426c4737faf84898d791d13b9deb59b793dc752657a42b6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
be3b1dd3f37ee92d
SHA-256
be3b1dd3f37ee92d6426c4737faf84898d791d13b9deb59b793dc752657a42b6
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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
20080815140930778037136
Archive entry
20080815140930778037136.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#20080815140930778037136.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080815140930778037136.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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