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A static image shows a beach scene with blue sky and ocean on the left, and pink pixelated text on a bright blue background listing summer items on the right.

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A static image shows a beach scene with blue sky and ocean on the left, and pink pixelated text on a bright blue background listing summer items on the right.

A static image shows a beach scene with blue sky and ocean on the left, and pink pixelated text on a bright blue background listing summer items on the right. Animated 48×48 GIF A…

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  • summer 2008
  • is
  • gonna
  • be
  • a
  • blast
  • bathin suits
  • flip-flops
  • palm bees
  • sun-tan
  • lobos
  • sand-castes

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080617113000619015000
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ec/eca1c6e0181c3bcf8e38ce3bd57b7dbe82b7f4cc6d11e9c149170262ff28fbc2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
eca1c6e0181c3bcf
SHA-256
eca1c6e0181c3bcf8e38ce3bd57b7dbe82b7f4cc6d11e9c149170262ff28fbc2
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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
20080617113000619015000
Archive entry
20080617113000619015000.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#20080617113000619015000.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080617113000619015000.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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