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Pixelated image with purple text 'Release The Monkey!' on white background and a purple monkey character on black background.

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Pixelated image with purple text 'Release The Monkey!' on white background and a purple monkey character on black background.

Pixelated image with purple text 'Release The Monkey!' on white background and a purple monkey character on black background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart symbol

Style

  • cartoon

Subjects

  • monkey

Visible Text

  • Release The Monkey!

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200909231313301614734734
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ca/ca5e2e4141e95c723364dc1dbcc132604f721dc7f89e8fd9f6286e25a90ccd92.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ca5e2e4141e95c72
SHA-256
ca5e2e4141e95c723364dc1dbcc132604f721dc7f89e8fd9f6286e25a90ccd92
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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
200909231313301614734734
Archive entry
200909231313301614734734.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 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#200909231313301614734734.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200909231313301614734734.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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