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Black background with white rectangular text boxes containing pixelated text fragments arranged in a scattered layout.

Black background with white rectangular text boxes containing pixelated text fragments arranged in a scattered layout. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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  • you da
  • best,u tha
  • fuckin best
  • best i
  • ever had<3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200906201005312076591349
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
578 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/eb/eb5f43fa7985687ee1155dfe33521107b528fc9faed4b5b42697f8e94c0cb510.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
eb5f43fa7985687e
SHA-256
eb5f43fa7985687ee1155dfe33521107b528fc9faed4b5b42697f8e94c0cb510
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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
200906201005312076591349
Archive entry
200906201005312076591349.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 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#200906201005312076591349.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200906201005312076591349.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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