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Black-and-white pixelated text split across two sections with a blurred background, reading "Because You Were So Fake" and "I know Who is True.".

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Black-and-white pixelated text split across two sections with a blurred background, reading "Because You Were So Fake" and "I know Who is True.".

Black-and-white pixelated text split across two sections with a blurred background, reading "Because You Were So Fake" and "I know Who is True.". Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • Because
  • You Were
  • So Fake
  • I know
  • Who is
  • True.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080601080356615301392
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:28 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.8 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7c/7ca5a51fba79463d1b24a1e2e0220aac471869fa511591a7524aec9485c48d2c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7ca5a51fba79463d
SHA-256
7ca5a51fba79463d1b24a1e2e0220aac471869fa511591a7524aec9485c48d2c
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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
20080601080356615301392
Archive entry
20080601080356615301392.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:28 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#20080601080356615301392.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080601080356615301392.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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