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Pixelated text on black background with purple circular patterns, displaying repeated phrases in white block letters.

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Pixelated text on black background with purple circular patterns, displaying repeated phrases in white block letters.

Pixelated text on black background with purple circular patterns, displaying repeated phrases in white block letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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  • alpacas
  • taft
  • chikezie
  • my
  • loves
  • joves

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808191643231118121636
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cd/cdfc0a675693438ce8d8acb5d3d35657c8b528c91c20e74db1683ebe08e54a0b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cdfc0a675693438c
SHA-256
cdfc0a675693438ce8d8acb5d3d35657c8b528c91c20e74db1683ebe08e54a0b
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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
200808191643231118121636
Archive entry
200808191643231118121636.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 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#200808191643231118121636.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808191643231118121636.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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