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Pixelated cyan heart symbol above blue text reading 'so paint it so paint it black and black and take it take it back' on black background.

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Pixelated cyan heart symbol above blue text reading 'so paint it so paint it black and black and take it take it back' on black background.

Pixelated cyan heart symbol above blue text reading 'so paint it so paint it black and black and take it take it back' on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • heart symbol

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  • so paint it so paint it
  • black and black and
  • take it take it
  • back

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081113133121496197728
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
999 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/53/537e0562bddcce0ac77fc083d80a3861ff298dae8e2a82af4082740ef4628af5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
537e0562bddcce0a
SHA-256
537e0562bddcce0ac77fc083d80a3861ff298dae8e2a82af4082740ef4628af5
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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
20081113133121496197728
Archive entry
20081113133121496197728.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#20081113133121496197728.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081113133121496197728.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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