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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left, orange background with pixelated text reading SURFING SK8TER SOCCER SPORTS LOVE THEM.

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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left, orange background with pixelated text reading SURFING SK8TER SOCCER SPORTS LOVE THEM.

Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and sunset on left, orange background with pixelated text reading SURFING SK8TER SOCCER SPORTS LOVE THEM. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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  • SURFING SK8TER
  • SOCCER SPORTS
  • LOVE THEM

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090616154707681282980
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e1/e14ff70d3a7b874751ae3ba52fbb29f00c278e42f880a03537492d78f4829bb8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e14ff70d3a7b8747
SHA-256
e14ff70d3a7b874751ae3ba52fbb29f00c278e42f880a03537492d78f4829bb8
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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
20090616154707681282980
Archive entry
20090616154707681282980.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 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#20090616154707681282980.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090616154707681282980.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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