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A red background with white text reading "BETTER THAN JACOB" and "END OF STORY." displays two variations: one with a blue-outlined red "JACOB" at top right, another with a blue-outlined red "SUCKS" at bottom left.

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A red background with white text reading "BETTER THAN JACOB" and "END OF STORY." displays two variations: one with a blue-outlined red "JACOB" at top right, another with a blue-outlined red "SUCKS" at bottom left.

A red background with white text reading "BETTER THAN JACOB" and "END OF STORY." displays two variations: one with a blue-outlined red "JACOB" at top right, another with a blue-ou…

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  • BETTER THAN JACOB
  • END OF STORY.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812081612241004610153
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.1 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ed/ede4772d5632b31473528c0e29fad1b730bf9b54b06cccb4b5b378af7af473f8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ede4772d5632b314
SHA-256
ede4772d5632b31473528c0e29fad1b730bf9b54b06cccb4b5b378af7af473f8
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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
200812081612241004610153
Archive entry
200812081612241004610153.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 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#200812081612241004610153.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812081612241004610153.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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