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Four identical pixelated with pink borders display text about waiting, each containing a small symbol at the bottom-right

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Four identical pixelated with pink borders display text about waiting, each containing a small symbol at the bottom-right

Four identical pixelated with pink borders display text about waiting, each containing a small symbol at the bottom-right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • pink heart

Subjects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • I can't wait forever, but I can wait for a while ...

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801031808561330963205
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
421 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2c/2c40e8aab4fdd13613fa5da3bb1ef4f8525c0efa51eac10c061750a091fb1606.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2c40e8aab4fdd136
SHA-256
2c40e8aab4fdd13613fa5da3bb1ef4f8525c0efa51eac10c061750a091fb1606
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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
200801031808561330963205
Archive entry
200801031808561330963205.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#200801031808561330963205.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801031808561330963205.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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