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Pixelated text on a pink background with repeating light pink shapes, displaying 'HELLO', 'my name is Earl', and '[thee firstXthee first]' in black block letters.

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Pixelated text on a pink background with repeating light pink shapes, displaying 'HELLO', 'my name is Earl', and '[thee firstXthee first]' in black block letters.

Pixelated text on a pink background with repeating light pink shapes, displaying 'HELLO', 'my name is Earl', and '[thee firstXthee first]' in black block letters. Animated 48×48 G…

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  • HELLO
  • my name is
  • Earl
  • [thee firstXthee first]

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008050617424540509893
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e9/e9b36ac48fdc7b8cf867949052bb4ade82b12283b1c17ee377e1c08dfb62b957.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e9b36ac48fdc7b8c
SHA-256
e9b36ac48fdc7b8cf867949052bb4ade82b12283b1c17ee377e1c08dfb62b957
Full source records (1)

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
2008050617424540509893
Archive entry
2008050617424540509893.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 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#2008050617424540509893.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008050617424540509893.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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