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Black background with white pixelated text repeating phrases and a red heart symbol replacing the 'o' in "could".

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Black background with white pixelated text repeating phrases and a red heart symbol replacing the 'o' in "could".

Black background with white pixelated text repeating phrases and a red heart symbol replacing the 'o' in "could". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIco…

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  • you could you could
  • beat me upbeat me up
  • but its not but its not
  • why i'm why i'm
  • afraid afraid

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811261841061652017084
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:44 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
334 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1d/1d967c4f3a70db6f5a324f61b7d863d905f4b406536985278fac52a8a86230fa.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1d967c4f3a70db6f
SHA-256
1d967c4f3a70db6f5a324f61b7d863d905f4b406536985278fac52a8a86230fa
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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
200811261841061652017084
Archive entry
200811261841061652017084.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:44 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#200811261841061652017084.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811261841061652017084.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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