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Green pixelated text on black background with white speech bubbles, repeating phrases about love, fear, and wanting something near.

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Green pixelated text on black background with white speech bubbles, repeating phrases about love, fear, and wanting something near.

Green pixelated text on black background with white speech bubbles, repeating phrases about love, fear, and wanting something near. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • I love it but
  • I fear it and
  • you want it
  • when you're near it

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811181944181544459837
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.4 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/41/41d337b036679564ef64f99b03cb212551c83e23018b4966885d3e1611b1c7c0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
41d337b036679564
SHA-256
41d337b036679564ef64f99b03cb212551c83e23018b4966885d3e1611b1c7c0
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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
200811181944181544459837
Archive entry
200811181944181544459837.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#200811181944181544459837.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811181944181544459837.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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