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Pixelated text on a pink spiral background, repeated in four identical quadrants with no visible animation changes.

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Pixelated text on a pink spiral background, repeated in four identical quadrants with no visible animation changes.

Pixelated text on a pink spiral background, repeated in four identical quadrants with no visible animation changes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksI…

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  • I RULED
  • THE WORLD
  • UNTIL I
  • WENT CRAZY
  • WITH POWER

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807170349061891688437
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f4/f4086d732834b1fcef0b33c5b70d670a9b6e46489e5bc59c240a5ca71f39de02.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f4086d732834b1fc
SHA-256
f4086d732834b1fcef0b33c5b70d670a9b6e46489e5bc59c240a5ca71f39de02
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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
200807170349061891688437
Archive entry
200807170349061891688437.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#200807170349061891688437.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807170349061891688437.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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