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Pixelated text reads 'i tell the truth but sometimes it hurts' over a fiery orange-yellow background with visible animation changes.

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Pixelated text reads 'i tell the truth but sometimes it hurts' over a fiery orange-yellow background with visible animation changes.

Pixelated text reads 'i tell the truth but sometimes it hurts' over a fiery orange-yellow background with visible animation changes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • i tell
  • the truth
  • but
  • sometimes
  • it hurts

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806291437501468580086
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2d/2dac060c86fce861ab7d1024a9057a24fb1fe43c59e99de66913edbe2b6ad4fc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2dac060c86fce861
SHA-256
2dac060c86fce861ab7d1024a9057a24fb1fe43c59e99de66913edbe2b6ad4fc
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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
200806291437501468580086
Archive entry
200806291437501468580086.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 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#200806291437501468580086.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806291437501468580086.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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