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Red pixelated text on black background with gray section, displaying phrases about friendship and hidden emotions.

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Red pixelated text on black background with gray section, displaying phrases about friendship and hidden emotions.

Red pixelated text on black background with gray section, displaying phrases about friendship and hidden emotions. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIc…

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  • You say you just want to be friends.
  • but is dying on the inside
  • She smiles on the outside...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802211517481109650943
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
678 bytes
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/24/249ec2d3fdfbfa04c6c87e2d19513fcd877a64fd16cdcd227d7a3bef1eff06d3.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
249ec2d3fdfbfa04
SHA-256
249ec2d3fdfbfa04c6c87e2d19513fcd877a64fd16cdcd227d7a3bef1eff06d3
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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
200802211517481109650943
Archive entry
200802211517481109650943.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#200802211517481109650943.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802211517481109650943.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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