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Pixelated cyan text on black background with blue stars, repeating 'CRUSADERS', 'UNITED<3', '08'<3', and 'BABAY<3' in two

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Pixelated cyan text on black background with blue stars, repeating 'CRUSADERS', 'UNITED<3', '08'<3', and 'BABAY<3' in two

Pixelated cyan text on black background with blue stars, repeating 'CRUSADERS', 'UNITED<3', '08'<3', and 'BABAY<3' in two. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • CRUSADERS
  • UNITED<3
  • 08'<3
  • BABAY<3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807201440161053682827
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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/c5/c503fcd1296f38abc46ab65c8384b7eb5d2130c2af86eaefec3e64c9bca4325a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c503fcd1296f38ab
SHA-256
c503fcd1296f38abc46ab65c8384b7eb5d2130c2af86eaefec3e64c9bca4325a
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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
200807201440161053682827
Archive entry
200807201440161053682827.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#200807201440161053682827.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807201440161053682827.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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