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Pixelated text in bright pink on dark blue background reads 'love shouldn't have to be a secret... shhh' with two heart symbols.

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Pixelated text in bright pink on dark blue background reads 'love shouldn't have to be a secret... shhh' with two heart symbols.

Pixelated text in bright pink on dark blue background reads 'love shouldn't have to be a secret... shhh' with two heart symbols. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Subjects

  • heart symbols

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  • love
  • shouldn't
  • have to behave to be
  • a secret...
  • shhhh

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071219175554502305546
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
302 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1c/1ca08934c301f8417dcff8e02f14b1ffb6844915fe9d5799d7857c6e46ff1a8b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1ca08934c301f841
SHA-256
1ca08934c301f8417dcff8e02f14b1ffb6844915fe9d5799d7857c6e46ff1a8b
Full source records (1)

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
20071219175554502305546
Archive entry
20071219175554502305546.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 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#20071219175554502305546.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071219175554502305546.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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