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Four identical pink popsicle icons with yellow sticks arranged in a , each displaying different text: "I tried to be", "CHILL", "but then I", and "MELTED"

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Four identical pink popsicle icons with yellow sticks arranged in a , each displaying different text: "I tried to be", "CHILL", "but then I", and "MELTED"

Four identical pink popsicle icons with yellow sticks arranged in a , each displaying different text: "I tried to be", "CHILL", "but then I", and "MELTED". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM…

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  • I tried to be
  • CHILL
  • but then I
  • MELTED

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080616145745153668879
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/22/227fa7f6dbc171c5b4f5c0127cbcba6c842323e6cd8edf1afd6c7cd6e6933ecb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
227fa7f6dbc171c5
SHA-256
227fa7f6dbc171c5b4f5c0127cbcba6c842323e6cd8edf1afd6c7cd6e6933ecb
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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
20080616145745153668879
Archive entry
20080616145745153668879.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#20080616145745153668879.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080616145745153668879.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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