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Pixelated text in cyan, magenta, and yellow on black background reads 'MEETING YOU WAS FATE BEING FRIENDS', 'WAS CHOICE', 'FALLING IN LOVE', 'WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL' with ellipses.

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Pixelated text in cyan, magenta, and yellow on black background reads 'MEETING YOU WAS FATE BEING FRIENDS', 'WAS CHOICE', 'FALLING IN LOVE', 'WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL' with ellipses.

Pixelated text in cyan, magenta, and yellow on black background reads 'MEETING YOU WAS FATE BEING FRIENDS', 'WAS CHOICE', 'FALLING IN LOVE', 'WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL' with ellipses.…

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  • MEETING YOU
  • WAS FATE
  • BEING FRIENDS
  • WAS CHOICE
  • FALLING IN LOVE
  • WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080403211046110797741
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/02/02e9d0fa3851044007e46fd3fb2c00808a082f9d26417d8887cccd2395faa708.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
02e9d0fa38510440
SHA-256
02e9d0fa3851044007e46fd3fb2c00808a082f9d26417d8887cccd2395faa708
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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
20080403211046110797741
Archive entry
20080403211046110797741.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#20080403211046110797741.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080403211046110797741.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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