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Static image with white text on dark background displaying a message about an icon being taken. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Ic…

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  • I AM
  • TERRIBLY
  • SORRY
  • BUT
  • THIS
  • ICON
  • HAS
  • BEEN
  • TAKEN.
  • BIG
  • DEAL
  • MOVE ON WITH UR LIFE.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090412022816198187773
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 UTC

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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090412022816736268964
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
9.7 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/fb/fbd31e37c322d432a80fe736c488b9e36b8bb32eb4061b348c6a32cff0167890.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
fbd31e37c322d432
SHA-256
fbd31e37c322d432a80fe736c488b9e36b8bb32eb4061b348c6a32cff0167890
Full source records (2)

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
20090412022816198187773
Archive entry
20090412022816198187773.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 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#20090412022816198187773.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090412022816198187773.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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
20090412022816736268964
Archive entry
20090412022816736268964.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:56 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#20090412022816736268964.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090412022816736268964.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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