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Pixelated character silhouette with black hair and dark clothing against yellow background, holding light blue object in left hand.

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Pixelated character silhouette with black hair and dark clothing against yellow background, holding light blue object in left hand.

Pixelated character silhouette with black hair and dark clothing against yellow background, holding light blue object in left hand. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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Actions

  • extending arm

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  • Nerds will rule the world
  • because we're cool like that
  • FEAR US!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709291316471428279619
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:48 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f9/f93b7779d3c4ccb1c118668ad0827ede9c35996766260bb03e03457dd53025df.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f93b7779d3c4ccb1
SHA-256
f93b7779d3c4ccb1c118668ad0827ede9c35996766260bb03e03457dd53025df
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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
200709291316471428279619
Archive entry
200709291316471428279619.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:48 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#200709291316471428279619.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709291316471428279619.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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