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Pixelated pink spiral background with red text reading "wot wuz i", "tlkin in about", and six question marks repeated across four identical

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Pixelated pink spiral background with red text reading "wot wuz i", "tlkin in about", and six question marks repeated across four identical

Pixelated pink spiral background with red text reading "wot wuz i", "tlkin in about", and six question marks repeated across four identical. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • wot wuz i
  • tlkin in about
  • ??????

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712291649191962200010
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cf/cf9758607feff04e8a24669fef08c7e0088b3d4d5d3221a9d05add4b66523f25.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cf9758607feff04e
SHA-256
cf9758607feff04e8a24669fef08c7e0088b3d4d5d3221a9d05add4b66523f25
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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
200712291649191962200010
Archive entry
200712291649191962200010.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 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#200712291649191962200010.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712291649191962200010.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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