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Blue background with white pixelated text reading "BOO! I'M A SCARY GHOST" arranged in vertical , red rectangular bars overlaying parts of the text

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Blue background with white pixelated text reading "BOO! I'M A SCARY GHOST" arranged in vertical , red rectangular bars overlaying parts of the text

Blue background with white pixelated text reading "BOO! I'M A SCARY GHOST" arranged in vertical , red rectangular bars overlaying parts of the text. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy i…

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  • BOO!
  • I'M
  • A
  • SCARY
  • GHOST

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080609185346383140390
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:29 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cd/cd23b0121c45c34e84fb656940f553118141ff61b79bab7e5267fb6cf455d778.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cd23b0121c45c34e
SHA-256
cd23b0121c45c34e84fb656940f553118141ff61b79bab7e5267fb6cf455d778
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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
20080609185346383140390
Archive entry
20080609185346383140390.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:29 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#20080609185346383140390.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080609185346383140390.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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