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Pixelated text and green stars on black background, with repeated phrases in pink. Animated star shapes shift slightly across frames.

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Pixelated text and green stars on black background, with repeated phrases in pink. Animated star shapes shift slightly across frames.

Pixelated text and green stars on black background, with repeated phrases in pink. Animated star shapes shift slightly across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200901011635051962852698
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:48 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f7/f7c634453bbf717cf1c2485d4feca98236de69a22762faa9ad4f44dff52b21d6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f7c634453bbf717c
SHA-256
f7c634453bbf717cf1c2485d4feca98236de69a22762faa9ad4f44dff52b21d6
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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
200901011635051962852698
Archive entry
200901011635051962852698.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:48 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#200901011635051962852698.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200901011635051962852698.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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