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Pixelated text reads "I swear I never Ment to let it die." with a green star on black background and black star on bright green background.

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Pixelated text reads "I swear I never Ment to let it die." with a green star on black background and black star on bright green background.

Pixelated text reads "I swear I never Ment to let it die." with a green star on black background and black star on bright green background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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Source terms

Objects

  • star icons

Subjects

  • star icons

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  • I swear
  • I never
  • Ment to
  • let it
  • die.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708091923001316287938
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
891 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/05/0599b286fe1e6be8e80f184249f687fa3d6b413e7abcd261b198b4a47b28f48d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0599b286fe1e6be8
SHA-256
0599b286fe1e6be8e80f184249f687fa3d6b413e7abcd261b198b4a47b28f48d
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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
200708091923001316287938
Archive entry
200708091923001316287938.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 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#200708091923001316287938.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708091923001316287938.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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