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Red background with white pixelated text reading 'A Thousand Miles Seems Pretty Far' and two of pink heart symbols

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Red background with white pixelated text reading 'A Thousand Miles Seems Pretty Far' and two of pink heart symbols

Red background with white pixelated text reading 'A Thousand Miles Seems Pretty Far' and two of pink heart symbols. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksI…

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  • heart symbols

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  • A Thousand A Thousand
  • Miles Seems Miles Seems
  • Pretty Far Pretty Far

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708272031301660032246
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
328 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4b/4b0967182c563019a7384c6bccb6d6459e7de0e184ccc81e36c2d8d47ec5312a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4b0967182c563019
SHA-256
4b0967182c563019a7384c6bccb6d6459e7de0e184ccc81e36c2d8d47ec5312a
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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
200708272031301660032246
Archive entry
200708272031301660032246.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 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#200708272031301660032246.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708272031301660032246.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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