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Static pixel art icon with a red X in a white square frame on the left, and black pixelated text reading "THIS ICON THOUGHT YOU WERE UGLY AND IT DIED." on the right.

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Static pixel art icon with a red X in a white square frame on the left, and black pixelated text reading "THIS ICON THOUGHT YOU WERE UGLY AND IT DIED." on the right.

Static pixel art icon with a red X in a white square frame on the left, and black pixelated text reading "THIS ICON THOUGHT YOU WERE UGLY AND IT DIED." on the right. 48×48 GIF AIM…

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  • THIS
  • ICON
  • THOUGHT
  • YOU WERE
  • UGLY AND
  • IT DIED.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070820171818600374163
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c6/c6cc5fef69d65c86bb300b6694b19f466bdde95ef369901c02d06ad6c711de19.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c6cc5fef69d65c86
SHA-256
c6cc5fef69d65c86bb300b6694b19f466bdde95ef369901c02d06ad6c711de19
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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
20070820171818600374163
Archive entry
20070820171818600374163.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 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#20070820171818600374163.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070820171818600374163.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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