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Pixelated pink starfish with yellow shorts stands against white background, blue display text 'ummm...' and 'this is awkward...' in black pixel font

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Pixelated pink starfish with yellow shorts stands against white background, blue display text 'ummm...' and 'this is awkward...' in black pixel font

Pixelated pink starfish with yellow shorts stands against white background, blue display text 'ummm...' and 'this is awkward...' in black pixel font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy…

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  • this is awkward...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090422182132858156467
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cc/cc84b15da55ad70258c2de40723da045803723c1d9b3bbcb351dade9f6eb1001.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cc84b15da55ad702
SHA-256
cc84b15da55ad70258c2de40723da045803723c1d9b3bbcb351dade9f6eb1001
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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
20090422182132858156467
Archive entry
20090422182132858156467.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 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#20090422182132858156467.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090422182132858156467.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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