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A red butterfly with brown wing tips on a white background, next to pixelated text reading "if u r mean" and "I'll just fly away!" on a solid red field.

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A red butterfly with brown wing tips on a white background, next to pixelated text reading "if u r mean" and "I'll just fly away!" on a solid red field.

A red butterfly with brown wing tips on a white background, next to pixelated text reading "if u r mean" and "I'll just fly away!" on a solid red field. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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  • butterfly

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  • if u r mean
  • I'll just fly away!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200903211659531044956981
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:54 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/fe/fed7570a24392438c63a2c94692ea2d2d6bfeb3c0cab647b8d62a63bc60c3c2e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
fed7570a24392438
SHA-256
fed7570a24392438c63a2c94692ea2d2d6bfeb3c0cab647b8d62a63bc60c3c2e
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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
200903211659531044956981
Archive entry
200903211659531044956981.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:54 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#200903211659531044956981.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200903211659531044956981.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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