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Pixelated grayscale image of a person in motion with overlaid text reading "I want to run but only far enough to make you miss me".

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Pixelated grayscale image of a person in motion with overlaid text reading "I want to run but only far enough to make you miss me".

Pixelated grayscale image of a person in motion with overlaid text reading "I want to run but only far enough to make you miss me". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • raising arms

Style

  • text overlay

Visible Text

  • I want to run
  • but only far enough
  • to make you miss me

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080424195655566910592
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:24 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/37/3729e4c0fc51b15e965a9956fc8f501f9c34716559c88e2b6fecf569bdd096d1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3729e4c0fc51b15e
SHA-256
3729e4c0fc51b15e965a9956fc8f501f9c34716559c88e2b6fecf569bdd096d1
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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
20080424195655566910592
Archive entry
20080424195655566910592.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:24 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#20080424195655566910592.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080424195655566910592.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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