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Red background with black pixelated text reading "this is my true love!" and scattered purple pixel dots in four positions

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Red background with black pixelated text reading "this is my true love!" and scattered purple pixel dots in four positions

Red background with black pixelated text reading "this is my true love!" and scattered purple pixel dots in four positions. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • this is my true love!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200711231552061292029289
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:59 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/18/185d1eb12e09419f97606c806943d229df6c77efbb3c3e7752355e056a6ff23f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
185d1eb12e09419f
SHA-256
185d1eb12e09419f97606c806943d229df6c77efbb3c3e7752355e056a6ff23f
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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
200711231552061292029289
Archive entry
200711231552061292029289.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:59 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#200711231552061292029289.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711231552061292029289.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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