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Green pixelated text on black background reads "eye loved the way we used to be." with varying punctuation at end of line four across frames.

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Green pixelated text on black background reads "eye loved the way we used to be." with varying punctuation at end of line four across frames.

Green pixelated text on black background reads "eye loved the way we used to be." with varying punctuation at end of line four across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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  • eye
  • loved
  • thee way
  • we ussed
  • too be.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2009021115022065136590
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/09/0972879b74023baa49c69448d3f536f68315873c29114d6f575bd323920ce450.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0972879b74023baa
SHA-256
0972879b74023baa49c69448d3f536f68315873c29114d6f575bd323920ce450
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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
2009021115022065136590
Archive entry
2009021115022065136590.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 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#2009021115022065136590.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2009021115022065136590.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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