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Red pixelated text on dark red background with white heart-shaped cursor overlay, displaying repeated phrases and partial words.

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Red pixelated text on dark red background with white heart-shaped cursor overlay, displaying repeated phrases and partial words.

Red pixelated text on dark red background with white heart-shaped cursor overlay, displaying repeated phrases and partial words. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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  • hrow it o
  • get yester
  • e'll make th
  • REAT ESCAP
  • -i love polly-

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806251052501665314929
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
365 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6d/6d1675a3718a6a45b3e0432f1e445775eb32f92a2c8cb037ff4b0ab6097c06d4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6d1675a3718a6a45
SHA-256
6d1675a3718a6a45b3e0432f1e445775eb32f92a2c8cb037ff4b0ab6097c06d4
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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
200806251052501665314929
Archive entry
200806251052501665314929.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#200806251052501665314929.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806251052501665314929.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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