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Six colored display pixelated text phrases: red "DANCING LIKE IDIOTS", orange "SINGING SO LOUD", yellow "RUNNING TO NOWHERE", green "GRASS CUTS AND BAND AIDS", cyan "TAKING PICTURES OF HOBOs", purple "THAT KIND OF FRIENDS"

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Six colored display pixelated text phrases: red "DANCING LIKE IDIOTS", orange "SINGING SO LOUD", yellow "RUNNING TO NOWHERE", green "GRASS CUTS AND BAND AIDS", cyan "TAKING PICTURES OF HOBOs", purple "THAT KIND OF FRIENDS"

Six colored display pixelated text phrases: red "DANCING LIKE IDIOTS", orange "SINGING SO LOUD", yellow "RUNNING TO NOWHERE", green "GRASS CUTS AND BAND AIDS", cyan "TAKING PICTUR…

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  • DANCING LIKE IDIOTS
  • SINGING SO LOUD
  • RUNNING TO NOWHERE
  • GRASS CUTS AND BAND AIDS
  • TAKING PICTURES OF HOBOs
  • THAT KIND OF FRIENDS

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808140711401172705429
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.1 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/fa/fa0bd854a6b6bb09accaff61c0917df4aa37cf88cc5b5dc89f8d3d0ec3083a2b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
fa0bd854a6b6bb09
SHA-256
fa0bd854a6b6bb09accaff61c0917df4aa37cf88cc5b5dc89f8d3d0ec3083a2b
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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
200808140711401172705429
Archive entry
200808140711401172705429.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#200808140711401172705429.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808140711401172705429.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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