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Static image with text blocks over a beige fabric background, displaying a story about a broken heart and friendship.

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Static image with text blocks over a beige fabric background, displaying a story about a broken heart and friendship.

Static image with text blocks over a beige fabric background, displaying a story about a broken heart and friendship. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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  • there was
  • a guy
  • tht broke
  • my biffles
  • heart
  • GOOD LUCK
  • MY 2 GOOD
  • FRIENDS
  • 4-9-09
  • but then
  • she found
  • HIM

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200904251325001262891035
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7d/7ded88e5671e7b1d2889002da6f046c4fa5741de8b2eb1de340a82ce0a37f602.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7ded88e5671e7b1d
SHA-256
7ded88e5671e7b1d2889002da6f046c4fa5741de8b2eb1de340a82ce0a37f602
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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
200904251325001262891035
Archive entry
200904251325001262891035.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 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#200904251325001262891035.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200904251325001262891035.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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