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Four identical pixelated text on black backgrounds with pink borders, each displaying "CARLY IS MY BFFL" in white block letters

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Four identical pixelated text on black backgrounds with pink borders, each displaying "CARLY IS MY BFFL" in white block letters

Four identical pixelated text on black backgrounds with pink borders, each displaying "CARLY IS MY BFFL" in white block letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080118110350953875940
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.8 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e8/e8e71a9746fefa10ccb02c478bdac87e54e6e72c9d61539d4e0bbd7ac991a8af.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e8e71a9746fefa10
SHA-256
e8e71a9746fefa10ccb02c478bdac87e54e6e72c9d61539d4e0bbd7ac991a8af
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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
20080118110350953875940
Archive entry
20080118110350953875940.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 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#20080118110350953875940.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080118110350953875940.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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