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Pixelated text reads "My knight in shining armor..." with a gray chain-link graphic, while another section shows "turned out to be a loser..." with pink and cyan heart shapes.

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Pixelated text reads "My knight in shining armor..." with a gray chain-link graphic, while another section shows "turned out to be a loser..." with pink and cyan heart shapes.

Pixelated text reads "My knight in shining armor..." with a gray chain-link graphic, while another section shows "turned out to be a loser..." with pink and cyan heart shapes. Ani…

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  • heart shapes

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  • heart shapes

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  • My knight in shining armor...
  • turned out to be a loser...
  • in aluminum foil!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081119140913983925660
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0e/0e8be9a87f2c5f38da47752000fe72f53ee522982d3fe2d99a7d955f85929d14.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0e8be9a87f2c5f38
SHA-256
0e8be9a87f2c5f38da47752000fe72f53ee522982d3fe2d99a7d955f85929d14
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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
20081119140913983925660
Archive entry
20081119140913983925660.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#20081119140913983925660.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081119140913983925660.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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