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A static image with a light green background and scattered black dots, displaying repeated pink text that reads "I fake a smile so he won't see..." in a pixelated font.

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A static image with a light green background and scattered black dots, displaying repeated pink text that reads "I fake a smile so he won't see..." in a pixelated font.

A static image with a light green background and scattered black dots, displaying repeated pink text that reads "I fake a smile so he won't see..." in a pixelated font. Animated 4…

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  • I fake a smile so he won't see...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712191103191923774232
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (11 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3a/3a018e8b6915db710d81272473037ac20510379697460b9b7725af1045262e84.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3a018e8b6915db71
SHA-256
3a018e8b6915db710d81272473037ac20510379697460b9b7725af1045262e84
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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
200712191103191923774232
Archive entry
200712191103191923774232.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 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#200712191103191923774232.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712191103191923774232.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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