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Pixelated text displays 'cows with guns' repeated three times horizontally, followed by 'cows have fun!!' with varying symbols beneath each phrase.

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Pixelated text displays 'cows with guns' repeated three times horizontally, followed by 'cows have fun!!' with varying symbols beneath each phrase.

Pixelated text displays 'cows with guns' repeated three times horizontally, followed by 'cows have fun!!' with varying symbols beneath each phrase. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy ic…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071019193814900007927
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f4/f4adfb5a781c0ef577f8b4203b273043222036172f66d20aeddfb17c7ea5a529.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f4adfb5a781c0ef5
SHA-256
f4adfb5a781c0ef577f8b4203b273043222036172f66d20aeddfb17c7ea5a529
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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
20071019193814900007927
Archive entry
20071019193814900007927.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 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#20071019193814900007927.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071019193814900007927.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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