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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with black nose and eyes, next to pink text reading 'SAVE THEM and do somethin about g.w.' on black background.

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with black nose and eyes, next to pink text reading 'SAVE THEM and do somethin about g.w.' on black background.

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with black nose and eyes, next to pink text reading 'SAVE THEM and do somethin about g.w.' on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080131175112322269452
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.8 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c9/c95eec82f7717469a0bf94fdc93eba8ccb5a69a9c30494d1a825c17c1b80d2c1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c95eec82f7717469
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c95eec82f7717469a0bf94fdc93eba8ccb5a69a9c30494d1a825c17c1b80d2c1
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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
20080131175112322269452
Archive entry
20080131175112322269452.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 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#20080131175112322269452.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080131175112322269452.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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