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A static image with text blocks arranged in a over a textured background, displaying phrases about explaining why someone is like water

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A static image with text blocks arranged in a over a textured background, displaying phrases about explaining why someone is like water

A static image with text blocks arranged in a over a textured background, displaying phrases about explaining why someone is like water. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Int…

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  • heart symbol

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  • Explaining why I like you is like
  • trying to explain how water
  • tastes... it's impossible
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090717104542971336821
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4f/4fbab6e84238550067405d258800abe295a398a988df41e0f1a3e191a3e4e413.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4fbab6e842385500
SHA-256
4fbab6e84238550067405d258800abe295a398a988df41e0f1a3e191a3e4e413
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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
20090717104542971336821
Archive entry
20090717104542971336821.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 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#20090717104542971336821.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090717104542971336821.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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