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A pixelated glass slipper on a blue background with cyan text reading "We can't all be Cinderella" and purple text asking why dreams don't come true, plus green "BUT..." text.

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A pixelated glass slipper on a blue background with cyan text reading "We can't all be Cinderella" and purple text asking why dreams don't come true, plus green "BUT..." text.

A pixelated glass slipper on a blue background with cyan text reading "We can't all be Cinderella" and purple text asking why dreams don't come true, plus green "BUT..." text. Ani…

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  • We can't all be Cinderella
  • Why can't our dreams come true too??
  • BUT...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200810271358391168595043
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/54/54aff22662b507b2886a711f4fb0405bb61ee8f92b0ac7b78487729f95a45d23.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
54aff22662b507b2
SHA-256
54aff22662b507b2886a711f4fb0405bb61ee8f92b0ac7b78487729f95a45d23
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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
200810271358391168595043
Archive entry
200810271358391168595043.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 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#200810271358391168595043.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200810271358391168595043.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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