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Green pixelated text on black background with a white cursor blinking at the top center, repeating phrases like 'its so simple' and 'and so complicated'.

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Green pixelated text on black background with a white cursor blinking at the top center, repeating phrases like 'its so simple' and 'and so complicated'.

Green pixelated text on black background with a white cursor blinking at the top center, repeating phrases like 'its so simple' and 'and so complicated'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bu…

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  • its so simple
  • and so
  • complicated
  • the way you can crush
  • yothe
  • yow

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080105154616811252732
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.2 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cf/cfdb70a168f515f038da3243b322306d06cb1e7a6e785ba8f50e1ef98f7e867f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cfdb70a168f515f0
SHA-256
cfdb70a168f515f038da3243b322306d06cb1e7a6e785ba8f50e1ef98f7e867f
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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
20080105154616811252732
Archive entry
20080105154616811252732.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#20080105154616811252732.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080105154616811252732.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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