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Animated sequence of four showing a yellow ball with red text reading "softball" and related phrases against dark background

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Animated sequence of four showing a yellow ball with red text reading "softball" and related phrases against dark background

Animated sequence of four showing a yellow ball with red text reading "softball" and related phrases against dark background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • softball
  • nothing soft about it
  • if it were any easier
  • boys could play it

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081008191500324404642
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/fd/fd10e90ac1e210d4d13f173171d6981169ebfcacd454cbe5cb6e3bf81da93ef6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
fd10e90ac1e210d4
SHA-256
fd10e90ac1e210d4d13f173171d6981169ebfcacd454cbe5cb6e3bf81da93ef6
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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
20081008191500324404642
Archive entry
20081008191500324404642.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 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#20081008191500324404642.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081008191500324404642.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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