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Pixelated text-based icon with red border, displaying 'why >.<', '>.< Am', 'I >.<', '>.< So', and 'Confused?' on black background.

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Pixelated text-based icon with red border, displaying 'why >.<', '>.< Am', 'I >.<', '>.< So', and 'Confused?' on black background.

Pixelated text-based icon with red border, displaying 'why >.<', '>.< Am', 'I >.<', '>.< So', and 'Confused?' on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • >.< Am
  • I >.<
  • >.< So
  • Confused?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080806135326432156252
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
558 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d3/d3c8960f04614291330b1f885ba25e88fccc1e5a3289d608fe5d9ce4c604ef0e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d3c8960f04614291
SHA-256
d3c8960f04614291330b1f885ba25e88fccc1e5a3289d608fe5d9ce4c604ef0e
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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
20080806135326432156252
Archive entry
20080806135326432156252.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 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#20080806135326432156252.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080806135326432156252.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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