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A pixelated image of two silhouetted figures holding hands on a beach at sunset, with text overlaid in bright pink and white.

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A pixelated image of two silhouetted figures holding hands on a beach at sunset, with text overlaid in bright pink and white.

A pixelated image of two silhouetted figures holding hands on a beach at sunset, with text overlaid in bright pink and white. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • text overlay

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  • wise men say,
  • only fools rush in.
  • but i can't help falling in love with you

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080123162004313521463
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/26/26bb7adb409d548952e288a03667d77d9ed655d49205fb1135122df1c9db4378.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
26bb7adb409d5489
SHA-256
26bb7adb409d548952e288a03667d77d9ed655d49205fb1135122df1c9db4378
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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
20080123162004313521463
Archive entry
20080123162004313521463.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 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#20080123162004313521463.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080123162004313521463.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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