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A four- of pixelated text with pink borders, featuring phrases about tears and fake smiles over a white background with star shapes

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A four- of pixelated text with pink borders, featuring phrases about tears and fake smiles over a white background with star shapes

A four- of pixelated text with pink borders, featuring phrases about tears and fake smiles over a white background with star shapes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • you're the reason...
  • for the teardrops on my guitar
  • i fake a smile so you won't see.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071223225015274331469
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/81/8179377227cbdb2d3f179e312e3bdca08d2262f71ba27f3100b59b65bb6a7628.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8179377227cbdb2d
SHA-256
8179377227cbdb2d3f179e312e3bdca08d2262f71ba27f3100b59b65bb6a7628
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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
20071223225015274331469
Archive entry
20071223225015274331469.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 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#20071223225015274331469.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071223225015274331469.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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