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Pixelated ocean waves background with blue text overlays reading 'sometimes', 'you need just to see', 'to run away', and 'FOLLOW who will'.

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Pixelated ocean waves background with blue text overlays reading 'sometimes', 'you need just to see', 'to run away', and 'FOLLOW who will'.

Pixelated ocean waves background with blue text overlays reading 'sometimes', 'you need just to see', 'to run away', and 'FOLLOW who will'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • sometimes
  • you need just to see
  • to run away
  • FOLLOW
  • who will

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080325151144253079187
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
8.1 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/21/218b27114a7213972b9b39e1c10faafe6b503e40e461ec84b8a808c7da113209.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
218b27114a721397
SHA-256
218b27114a7213972b9b39e1c10faafe6b503e40e461ec84b8a808c7da113209
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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
20080325151144253079187
Archive entry
20080325151144253079187.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 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#20080325151144253079187.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080325151144253079187.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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