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Pixelated text on a blue sky background with clouds, split into two sections reading "love is not a thing. You know" and "when you love someone.".

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Pixelated text on a blue sky background with clouds, split into two sections reading "love is not a thing. You know" and "when you love someone.".

Pixelated text on a blue sky background with clouds, split into two sections reading "love is not a thing. You know" and "when you love someone.". Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy ico…

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  • love is not
  • a thing.
  • You know
  • when you
  • love
  • someone.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811051748023775975
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.9 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/46/46ac3b9a4fba979bb67e56c5d96fd4bd767d23fe15b4320ed0d31d678ea7f554.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
46ac3b9a4fba979b
SHA-256
46ac3b9a4fba979bb67e56c5d96fd4bd767d23fe15b4320ed0d31d678ea7f554
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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
200811051748023775975
Archive entry
200811051748023775975.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#200811051748023775975.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811051748023775975.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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