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Pixelated text reads "Trying to find your love..." over colorful abstract shapes, with a second showing "is like trying to catch a rainbow" on black background

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Pixelated text reads "Trying to find your love..." over colorful abstract shapes, with a second showing "is like trying to catch a rainbow" on black background

Pixelated text reads "Trying to find your love..." over colorful abstract shapes, with a second showing "is like trying to catch a rainbow" on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF…

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  • Trying to find your love...
  • is like trying to catch a rainbow

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081209192152335606913
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/54/541a39554cd068d2d820459b3d9e70500807e4961984c466029eafc8a06697cb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
541a39554cd068d2
SHA-256
541a39554cd068d2d820459b3d9e70500807e4961984c466029eafc8a06697cb
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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
20081209192152335606913
Archive entry
20081209192152335606913.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 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#20081209192152335606913.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081209192152335606913.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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