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Pixelated text displays 'WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO AND BREAK MY HEART' in four color variations across a black background.

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Pixelated text displays 'WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO AND BREAK MY HEART' in four color variations across a black background.

Pixelated text displays 'WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO AND BREAK MY HEART' in four color variations across a black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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  • WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO AND
  • BREAK
  • MY HEART

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804011810591357965692
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7f/7ffe19e727f27d8937e416536b8bba1ec221e7b6ea79513b785c33bdf1b6fdd4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7ffe19e727f27d89
SHA-256
7ffe19e727f27d8937e416536b8bba1ec221e7b6ea79513b785c33bdf1b6fdd4
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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
200804011810591357965692
Archive entry
200804011810591357965692.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 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#200804011810591357965692.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804011810591357965692.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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