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A pixelated chocolate chip cookie image with text reading 'my lover' and 'and always!' on a dark brown background, accompanied by three smiley faces.

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A pixelated chocolate chip cookie image with text reading 'my lover' and 'and always!' on a dark brown background, accompanied by three smiley faces.

A pixelated chocolate chip cookie image with text reading 'my lover' and 'and always!' on a dark brown background, accompanied by three smiley faces. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy…

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  • dithered texture

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  • my lover
  • and always!
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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080210181305759934354
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0c/0c865721b781791a57483fc8b10e40205a393b4a14f87f667e1d14f822e4a52f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0c865721b781791a
SHA-256
0c865721b781791a57483fc8b10e40205a393b4a14f87f667e1d14f822e4a52f
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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
20080210181305759934354
Archive entry
20080210181305759934354.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#20080210181305759934354.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080210181305759934354.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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