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Pixelated image of a skeletal figure with red eyes holding hands, overlaid with blue text reading "I Tried To Hold Your 'HAND'" and "'But' You'd Rather Hold Your 'GRUDE'".

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Pixelated image of a skeletal figure with red eyes holding hands, overlaid with blue text reading "I Tried To Hold Your 'HAND'" and "'But' You'd Rather Hold Your 'GRUDE'".

Pixelated image of a skeletal figure with red eyes holding hands, overlaid with blue text reading "I Tried To Hold Your 'HAND'" and "'But' You'd Rather Hold Your 'GRUDE'". Animate…

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  • I Tried To Hold Your 'HAND'
  • 'But' You'd Rather Hold Your 'GRUDE'

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708302103001013394284
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/03/03fd6aee3c48b07463c4acd64b26bff69ef2907c8ed51c95791428bda957e150.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
03fd6aee3c48b074
SHA-256
03fd6aee3c48b07463c4acd64b26bff69ef2907c8ed51c95791428bda957e150
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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
200708302103001013394284
Archive entry
200708302103001013394284.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 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#200708302103001013394284.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708302103001013394284.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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