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Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats 'tears are words the heart can't cry' with two heart symbols below.

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Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats 'tears are words the heart can't cry' with two heart symbols below.

Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats 'tears are words the heart can't cry' with two heart symbols below. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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Objects

  • heart symbols

Subjects

  • heart symbols

Visible Text

  • tears
  • are words
  • the
  • heart can't
  • cry

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080727134010877485670
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
286 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0b/0b2f9002a86db961fe04aaa7ce88caa03629e144f6a2221d50c04927c003eb48.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0b2f9002a86db961
SHA-256
0b2f9002a86db961fe04aaa7ce88caa03629e144f6a2221d50c04927c003eb48
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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
20080727134010877485670
Archive entry
20080727134010877485670.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#20080727134010877485670.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080727134010877485670.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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