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A static digital image displays repeated text in white pixelated font on a black background with pink asterisk-like symbols.

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A static digital image displays repeated text in white pixelated font on a black background with pink asterisk-like symbols.

A static digital image displays repeated text in white pixelated font on a black background with pink asterisk-like symbols. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • Did you think that the guy you loved was a jerk?★

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080216111117432029635
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
572 bytes
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f9/f940b499875fb91a5fb44ccbcb9721226946a98ce4aaa5da2553039077e431bf.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f940b499875fb91a
SHA-256
f940b499875fb91a5fb44ccbcb9721226946a98ce4aaa5da2553039077e431bf
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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
20080216111117432029635
Archive entry
20080216111117432029635.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#20080216111117432029635.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080216111117432029635.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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