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Beach scene with heart and arrow drawn in sand, text overlays reading 'You were never my best friend.' and 'you were always my sister <3'.

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Beach scene with heart and arrow drawn in sand, text overlays reading 'You were never my best friend.' and 'you were always my sister <3'.

Beach scene with heart and arrow drawn in sand, text overlays reading 'You were never my best friend.' and 'you were always my sister <3'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • heart symbol

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  • You were never my best friend.
  • you were always my sister <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080116172843484801071
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6d/6d58d5659860595f8a95ab1f13b7e86275ef794903bdc9fbda0439ab50cfab79.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6d58d5659860595f
SHA-256
6d58d5659860595f8a95ab1f13b7e86275ef794903bdc9fbda0439ab50cfab79
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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
20080116172843484801071
Archive entry
20080116172843484801071.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 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#20080116172843484801071.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080116172843484801071.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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