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Pixelated text in purple letters on black rectangular blocks arranged vertically, surrounded by colorful question mark shapes on a white background.

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Pixelated text in purple letters on black rectangular blocks arranged vertically, surrounded by colorful question mark shapes on a white background.

Pixelated text in purple letters on black rectangular blocks arranged vertically, surrounded by colorful question mark shapes on a white background. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • And so the
  • lion fell in
  • LOVE
  • with the
  • bomb!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081204142717364658701
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d7/d7f34022aca725a130be26858bf5fe1c40fa13d43bc58ac7cfb93577fb099a07.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d7f34022aca725a1
SHA-256
d7f34022aca725a130be26858bf5fe1c40fa13d43bc58ac7cfb93577fb099a07
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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
20081204142717364658701
Archive entry
20081204142717364658701.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 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#20081204142717364658701.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081204142717364658701.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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