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Pixelated text on a black background with colorful abstract patterns, displaying phrases about awkward moments and looking at each other.

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Pixelated text on a black background with colorful abstract patterns, displaying phrases about awkward moments and looking at each other.

Pixelated text on a black background with colorful abstract patterns, displaying phrases about awkward moments and looking at each other. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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  • I hate those awkward times when
  • We look at each other
  • and think about how things could've been

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807161630421209708978
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/29/29d3188925bcc3c68adfa147d4e1b4b0cdfd7393aff44d36253cea4a55b8486e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
29d3188925bcc3c6
SHA-256
29d3188925bcc3c68adfa147d4e1b4b0cdfd7393aff44d36253cea4a55b8486e
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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
200807161630421209708978
Archive entry
200807161630421209708978.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:34 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#200807161630421209708978.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807161630421209708978.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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