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Pixelated image of a child with head resting on hands, next to a bowl of rice, with teal text urging help for the child

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Pixelated image of a child with head resting on hands, next to a bowl of rice, with teal text urging help for the child

Pixelated image of a child with head resting on hands, next to a bowl of rice, with teal text urging help for the child. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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  • THIS CHILD NEEDS YOUR HELP
  • HELP HIM TO LIVE
  • WWW.FREE RICE.COM
  • PLEASE, HE NEEDS YOU
  • YOU can save a life
  • 1 ANSWER= 20 GRAINS OF RICE ARE GIVEN

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809291901421024201754
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ce/ced84264f012213aaea7ed9e90fe58609fdc395b85d3a1145133a568e2d5f02d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ced84264f012213a
SHA-256
ced84264f012213aaea7ed9e90fe58609fdc395b85d3a1145133a568e2d5f02d
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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
200809291901421024201754
Archive entry
200809291901421024201754.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 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#200809291901421024201754.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809291901421024201754.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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