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"maybe if I get stuck by lighting I'll turn into a MERMAN" text in white pixelated font on purple rectangles over rainbow and dark background.

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"maybe if I get stuck by lighting I'll turn into a MERMAN" text in white pixelated font on purple rectangles over rainbow and dark background.

"maybe if I get stuck by lighting I'll turn into a MERMAN" text in white pixelated font on purple rectangles over rainbow and dark background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • "maybe if I get stuck
  • by lighting I'll
  • turn into a MERMAN"
  • .~fred

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806301404161496420247
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c5/c51dd8846cabadbc6b26882ef02a51cbd184a1a4cc01c876e31e5f2d181791c5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c51dd8846cabadbc
SHA-256
c51dd8846cabadbc6b26882ef02a51cbd184a1a4cc01c876e31e5f2d181791c5
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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
200806301404161496420247
Archive entry
200806301404161496420247.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 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#200806301404161496420247.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806301404161496420247.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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