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A static image shows a pair of light gray flip-flops on a yellow background, with green text reading "First We are strangers =(<") and "Then we are friends =(") on pink backgrounds.

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A static image shows a pair of light gray flip-flops on a yellow background, with green text reading "First We are strangers =(<") and "Then we are friends =(") on pink backgrounds.

A static image shows a pair of light gray flip-flops on a yellow background, with green text reading "First We are strangers =(<") and "Then we are friends =(") on pink background…

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  • Then we are friends =(")

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080330110626836719005
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/01/0180e57b4d64fb228859cdb8129e86bb5098167dfd96d5772a5b43f60d8e2e44.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0180e57b4d64fb22
SHA-256
0180e57b4d64fb228859cdb8129e86bb5098167dfd96d5772a5b43f60d8e2e44
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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
20080330110626836719005
Archive entry
20080330110626836719005.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 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#20080330110626836719005.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080330110626836719005.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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