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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text reading "dont u <3 polarbears? They r so cute!" and "some guys r cute 2. but not like polarbears."

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Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text reading "dont u <3 polarbears? They r so cute!" and "some guys r cute 2. but not like polarbears."

Pixelated polar bear sits on snow with text reading "dont u <3 polarbears? They r so cute!" and "some guys r cute 2. but not like polarbears.". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • dont u <3 polarbears?
  • They r so cute!
  • some guys r cute 2.
  • but not like polarbears.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200901240324351937276781
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:50 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e0/e06dd6abe9161f651d68d781471c05c376912a0dde87317e8da8885fec5011fb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e06dd6abe9161f65
SHA-256
e06dd6abe9161f651d68d781471c05c376912a0dde87317e8da8885fec5011fb
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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
200901240324351937276781
Archive entry
200901240324351937276781.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:50 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#200901240324351937276781.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200901240324351937276781.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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