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A four- shows a person in a black cap and dark shirt singing into a microphone with red background, displaying text overlays changing from 'I' to '<3'

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A four- shows a person in a black cap and dark shirt singing into a microphone with red background, displaying text overlays changing from 'I' to '<3'

A four- shows a person in a black cap and dark shirt singing into a microphone with red background, displaying text overlays changing from 'I' to '<3'. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM budd…

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Actions

  • text overlay change

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  • I
  • <3
  • THIS KID

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090807101723680735653
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e2/e253d00954b951292d358c00ac484f647ec9b616bdfbeaf28988602796cb532b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e253d00954b95129
SHA-256
e253d00954b951292d358c00ac484f647ec9b616bdfbeaf28988602796cb532b
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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
20090807101723680735653
Archive entry
20090807101723680735653.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 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#20090807101723680735653.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090807101723680735653.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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