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A static image with cyan text on a yellow-to-blue gradient background, displaying repeated phrases like "A COWARD" and "DIE'S A 100DIE'S A 100".

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A static image with cyan text on a yellow-to-blue gradient background, displaying repeated phrases like "A COWARD" and "DIE'S A 100DIE'S A 100".

A static image with cyan text on a yellow-to-blue gradient background, displaying repeated phrases like "A COWARD" and "DIE'S A 100DIE'S A 100". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • A COWARD
  • DIE'S A 100DIE'S A 100
  • ATHS A SOULATHS A SOUL
  • IES BUT ONIES BUT ON

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812262041401822451656
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ea/ea81e04bf2a28e195f20a69a0bd7b22aae10ad9e473c976e01b7ee94acd536e8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ea81e04bf2a28e19
SHA-256
ea81e04bf2a28e195f20a69a0bd7b22aae10ad9e473c976e01b7ee94acd536e8
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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
200812262041401822451656
Archive entry
200812262041401822451656.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812262041401822451656.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812262041401822451656.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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