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Beach scene with yellow text reading 'TAKE THE RISK' and a heart drawn in sand, transitioning to 'to love who you want', then 'no EXCUSES'.

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Beach scene with yellow text reading 'TAKE THE RISK' and a heart drawn in sand, transitioning to 'to love who you want', then 'no EXCUSES'.

Beach scene with yellow text reading 'TAKE THE RISK' and a heart drawn in sand, transitioning to 'to love who you want', then 'no EXCUSES'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • TAKE the RISK
  • to love who you want
  • no EXCUSES

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200711030939502079413141
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:53 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7f/7f4285326fc5153c4f159f1186e1498fb92459e52223152011380a239298fa90.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7f4285326fc5153c
SHA-256
7f4285326fc5153c4f159f1186e1498fb92459e52223152011380a239298fa90
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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
200711030939502079413141
Archive entry
200711030939502079413141.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:53 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#200711030939502079413141.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711030939502079413141.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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