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A pixelated image of a shirtless man standing with hands on hips against water and sky, next to red text reading "My BoyFriend Son <3".

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A pixelated image of a shirtless man standing with hands on hips against water and sky, next to red text reading "My BoyFriend Son <3".

A pixelated image of a shirtless man standing with hands on hips against water and sky, next to red text reading "My BoyFriend Son <3". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inte…

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  • heart symbol

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  • My
  • BoyFriend
  • Son
  • <3

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200906201850042093366171
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/65/659ee3313ada7d248796f5370bcd79c8ee44f6f6cc664848c3b632c53ddd7b09.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
659ee3313ada7d24
SHA-256
659ee3313ada7d248796f5370bcd79c8ee44f6f6cc664848c3b632c53ddd7b09
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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
200906201850042093366171
Archive entry
200906201850042093366171.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 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#200906201850042093366171.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200906201850042093366171.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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