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Pixelated grayscale figure with long flowing hair stands above red text on black background, changing from "OMG" to "ITS THE" then "KRAKEN!!".

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Pixelated grayscale figure with long flowing hair stands above red text on black background, changing from "OMG" to "ITS THE" then "KRAKEN!!".

Pixelated grayscale figure with long flowing hair stands above red text on black background, changing from "OMG" to "ITS THE" then "KRAKEN!!". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • OMG
  • ITS THE
  • KRAKEN!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080714175114843044373
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c9/c9daeb666fcd7c856d6c5a0a0f9b2927d02c56cdc0c69694242b32a6e67468b0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c9daeb666fcd7c85
SHA-256
c9daeb666fcd7c856d6c5a0a0f9b2927d02c56cdc0c69694242b32a6e67468b0
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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
20080714175114843044373
Archive entry
20080714175114843044373.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 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#20080714175114843044373.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080714175114843044373.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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