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Pixelated pink text "I LOVE NICK" with date "5-22-08" on black background, featuring animated heart and starburst symbols.

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Pixelated pink text "I LOVE NICK" with date "5-22-08" on black background, featuring animated heart and starburst symbols.

Pixelated pink text "I LOVE NICK" with date "5-22-08" on black background, featuring animated heart and starburst symbols. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart
  • starburst

Visible Text

  • I
  • LOVE
  • NICK
  • 5-22-08

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806270935151039591250
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/03/038631cdd978d2c67ef568951a18e269a5e6fff51e7653e50d387903c876e872.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
038631cdd978d2c6
SHA-256
038631cdd978d2c67ef568951a18e269a5e6fff51e7653e50d387903c876e872
Full source records (1)

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
200806270935151039591250
Archive entry
200806270935151039591250.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#200806270935151039591250.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806270935151039591250.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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