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Black-and-white pixelated image of two people embracing, with overlaid text expressing fear about revealing a secret to one person.

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Black-and-white pixelated image of two people embracing, with overlaid text expressing fear about revealing a secret to one person.

Black-and-white pixelated image of two people embracing, with overlaid text expressing fear about revealing a secret to one person. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • he's my best friend but
  • i'm afraid that if i told him everything,
  • it would ruin all that we have!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071215132927771000812
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1f/1f77b4cc000bd07e72c2d064826a226146a7b7921b30a4ad747f231ee3a45735.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1f77b4cc000bd07e
SHA-256
1f77b4cc000bd07e72c2d064826a226146a7b7921b30a4ad747f231ee3a45735
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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
20071215132927771000812
Archive entry
20071215132927771000812.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:04 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#20071215132927771000812.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071215132927771000812.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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