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Pixelated beach scene with sandcastle and ocean, blue background text reading 'and my castle may be made of sand but hey ... I'M IN THE BAND!!!'

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Pixelated beach scene with sandcastle and ocean, blue background text reading 'and my castle may be made of sand but hey ... I'M IN THE BAND!!!'

Pixelated beach scene with sandcastle and ocean, blue background text reading 'and my castle may be made of sand but hey ... I'M IN THE BAND!!!'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • and my castle may be made of
  • sand but hey ...
  • I'M IN THE BAND!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806241554081845266180
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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/f9/f92e3a6c44dee19b5d3587a6d7ac8d36ec62fb7b0bd5437cec12fd73e7f7487f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f92e3a6c44dee19b
SHA-256
f92e3a6c44dee19b5d3587a6d7ac8d36ec62fb7b0bd5437cec12fd73e7f7487f
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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
200806241554081845266180
Archive entry
200806241554081845266180.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#200806241554081845266180.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806241554081845266180.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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