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Yellow background with black text reading "Don't be afraid to expect the unexpected." and a heart symbol, surrounded by orange square outlines that animate in sequence.

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Yellow background with black text reading "Don't be afraid to expect the unexpected." and a heart symbol, surrounded by orange square outlines that animate in sequence.

Yellow background with black text reading "Don't be afraid to expect the unexpected." and a heart symbol, surrounded by orange square outlines that animate in sequence. Animated 4…

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  • Don't be afraid to
  • expect the
  • unexpected.
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080524120831487596376
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
575 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/10/104998d4096eddd3f49b3156eecc84e5afcec23a9304f25a56d46600cc90e23e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
104998d4096eddd3
SHA-256
104998d4096eddd3f49b3156eecc84e5afcec23a9304f25a56d46600cc90e23e
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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
20080524120831487596376
Archive entry
20080524120831487596376.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 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#20080524120831487596376.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080524120831487596376.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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