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Cyan text on bright pink background with red heart symbols, displaying 'R.I.P. Ian 1/4/03 <3' and variations of the date

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Cyan text on bright pink background with red heart symbols, displaying 'R.I.P. Ian 1/4/03 <3' and variations of the date

Cyan text on bright pink background with red heart symbols, displaying 'R.I.P. Ian 1/4/03 <3' and variations of the date. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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  • red heart symbols

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  • R.I.P. Ian 1/4/03 <3
  • R.I.P. Ian 1/4/05 <3
  • R.I.P. Ian 1/4/08 <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080107172623515449528
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
367 bytes
Motion
Animated (8 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/61/615deac1fa0b5201c1a5af86bc74354bc4c206279a43bb95137e8ae3388d6729.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
615deac1fa0b5201
SHA-256
615deac1fa0b5201c1a5af86bc74354bc4c206279a43bb95137e8ae3388d6729
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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
20080107172623515449528
Archive entry
20080107172623515449528.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 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#20080107172623515449528.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080107172623515449528.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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