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Pixelated image with text 'I reject your reality and substitute my own' above a pair of dark-framed glasses on a light gradient background.

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Pixelated image with text 'I reject your reality and substitute my own' above a pair of dark-framed glasses on a light gradient background.

Pixelated image with text 'I reject your reality and substitute my own' above a pair of dark-framed glasses on a light gradient background. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • I reject your reality and substitute my own
  • REALITY
  • MY OWN

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070724195957496624229
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f1/f15761c13c8083709d853c541fa8f431a0d3960a6b1469b3c1caf3c400a34427.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f15761c13c808370
SHA-256
f15761c13c8083709d853c541fa8f431a0d3960a6b1469b3c1caf3c400a34427
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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
20070724195957496624229
Archive entry
20070724195957496624229.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 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#20070724195957496624229.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070724195957496624229.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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