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Pixelated image of a person with a white headband and sleeveless shirt against a red background, with red text overlays on black sections.

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Pixelated image of a person with a white headband and sleeveless shirt against a red background, with red text overlays on black sections.

Pixelated image of a person with a white headband and sleeveless shirt against a red background, with red text overlays on black sections. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • Ima Gangsta!!
  • Ima Straight Up G!!
  • The Gangsta Life is the Life for ME!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200911191852412040883699
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:03 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f5/f52a300fd834c4370f62fe609140e3eeb7d328ee439c7e36e48cebadee0854ae.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f52a300fd834c437
SHA-256
f52a300fd834c4370f62fe609140e3eeb7d328ee439c7e36e48cebadee0854ae
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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
200911191852412040883699
Archive entry
200911191852412040883699.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:03 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#200911191852412040883699.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200911191852412040883699.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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