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A pixelated image shows a brown cat and yellow duckling on a blue background with pink text reading 'this is for my buds we talk we IM we RULE!'

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A pixelated image shows a brown cat and yellow duckling on a blue background with pink text reading 'this is for my buds we talk we IM we RULE!'

A pixelated image shows a brown cat and yellow duckling on a blue background with pink text reading 'this is for my buds we talk we IM we RULE!'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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Action

Style

Mood

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Source terms

Subjects

  • cat

Visible Text

  • this is for my buds
  • we talk
  • we IM
  • we RULE!

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708070808302140403107
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c2/c297b2e2547fdd754e2ecf27d8570cc732d1f64122e9e0afc793ae2c3823e19c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c297b2e2547fdd75
SHA-256
c297b2e2547fdd754e2ecf27d8570cc732d1f64122e9e0afc793ae2c3823e19c
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
200708070808302140403107
Archive entry
200708070808302140403107.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 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#200708070808302140403107.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708070808302140403107.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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