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A pixelated image of a person with brown hair in motion, overlaid with multiple text blocks expressing nostalgia and affection.

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A pixelated image of a person with brown hair in motion, overlaid with multiple text blocks expressing nostalgia and affection.

A pixelated image of a person with brown hair in motion, overlaid with multiple text blocks expressing nostalgia and affection. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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  • RIP
  • I'll miss the wind in my hair....
  • INVADER as we would soar through the air
  • I MISS U I <3 UU <3333333

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802111657011427340487
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
7.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ea/eaf8f2521f1e3e714618742ccfb22440ccbdbf42e9ea03d99eedfa07da6d3ea0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
eaf8f2521f1e3e71
SHA-256
eaf8f2521f1e3e714618742ccfb22440ccbdbf42e9ea03d99eedfa07da6d3ea0
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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
200802111657011427340487
Archive entry
200802111657011427340487.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#200802111657011427340487.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802111657011427340487.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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