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Pixelated text repeats 'Maybe we're trying. Trying. Too Hard' with a red heart symbol over the word 'were', all on black background.

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Pixelated text repeats 'Maybe we're trying. Trying. Too Hard' with a red heart symbol over the word 'were', all on black background.

Pixelated text repeats 'Maybe we're trying. Trying. Too Hard' with a red heart symbol over the word 'were', all on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • Maybe were Maybe were
  • Trying.Trying?Trying.Trying
  • Too Hard Too Hard
  • Maybe werd Maybe were
  • Torn apart Torn apart

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807151550111871310820
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
360 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/09/09c49e17b7c479457dd1e52b396c2ab5c3315522411d35820de85297f95be787.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
09c49e17b7c47945
SHA-256
09c49e17b7c479457dd1e52b396c2ab5c3315522411d35820de85297f95be787
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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
200807151550111871310820
Archive entry
200807151550111871310820.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 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#200807151550111871310820.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807151550111871310820.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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