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Pixelated yellow sponge character with wide eyes and open mouth, wearing red shorts and white shirt, holding a star-tipped wand against blue background.

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Pixelated yellow sponge character with wide eyes and open mouth, wearing red shorts and white shirt, holding a star-tipped wand against blue background.

Pixelated yellow sponge character with wide eyes and open mouth, wearing red shorts and white shirt, holding a star-tipped wand against blue background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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Actions

  • extending arm

Style

  • cartoon

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  • Thats y
  • hes called
  • square pants!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080122141224386751708
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cc/cc36f0acab6a13f0705276d1703659e05b440c53ce96a4abcf6e72ed556e7888.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cc36f0acab6a13f0
SHA-256
cc36f0acab6a13f0705276d1703659e05b440c53ce96a4abcf6e72ed556e7888
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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
20080122141224386751708
Archive entry
20080122141224386751708.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 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#20080122141224386751708.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080122141224386751708.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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