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Pixelated text on a pink and green nebula background reads 'catch a shooting star and put it in your pocket never let it fade away' with no visible animation.

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Pixelated text on a pink and green nebula background reads 'catch a shooting star and put it in your pocket never let it fade away' with no visible animation.

Pixelated text on a pink and green nebula background reads 'catch a shooting star and put it in your pocket never let it fade away' with no visible animation. Animated 48×48 GIF A…

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  • catch .a shooting star and
  • put .it in your pocket
  • never let it fade away

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710261212591242840335
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/31/31b64420050eb536d19eaf1ed8c77f58089bb0325d15157b2472aaab13e63a24.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
31b64420050eb536
SHA-256
31b64420050eb536d19eaf1ed8c77f58089bb0325d15157b2472aaab13e63a24
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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
200710261212591242840335
Archive entry
200710261212591242840335.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 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#200710261212591242840335.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710261212591242840335.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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