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Pixelated text message on white background with gray rectangle, reading 'Dear Jacob,', 'I win.', and 'Sincerely, Edward' in black block letters.

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Pixelated text message on white background with gray rectangle, reading 'Dear Jacob,', 'I win.', and 'Sincerely, Edward' in black block letters.

Pixelated text message on white background with gray rectangle, reading 'Dear Jacob,', 'I win.', and 'Sincerely, Edward' in black block letters. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • Dear Jacob,
  • I win.
  • Sincerely, Edward

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200901151612421931015301
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
406 bytes
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c5/c5906bce39fad4ce0788e53a44c44ff0c48105542e7ffb96ac3cbe0c583bc073.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c5906bce39fad4ce
SHA-256
c5906bce39fad4ce0788e53a44c44ff0c48105542e7ffb96ac3cbe0c583bc073
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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
200901151612421931015301
Archive entry
200901151612421931015301.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 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#200901151612421931015301.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200901151612421931015301.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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