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A pixelated animation of nested red squares on a light blue background with text elements 'g', 'o', 'k', 'i will read f' arranged vertically.

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A pixelated animation of nested red squares on a light blue background with text elements 'g', 'o', 'k', 'i will read f' arranged vertically.

A pixelated animation of nested red squares on a light blue background with text elements 'g', 'o', 'k', 'i will read f' arranged vertically. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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  • 2D

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  • g
  • o
  • k
  • i will read
  • f

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201112111526351881843820
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
828 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d1/d16c65a10d73b81870d5db57cf0e7814390ec692022f7239349a8ec50c8854f2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d16c65a10d73b818
SHA-256
d16c65a10d73b81870d5db57cf0e7814390ec692022f7239349a8ec50c8854f2
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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
201112111526351881843820
Archive entry
201112111526351881843820.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:09 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#201112111526351881843820.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201112111526351881843820.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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