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A static image of lined notebook paper with red text and a heart drawing, featuring phrases like "dear you," "ILY," and "love...?" alongside a pencil.

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A static image of lined notebook paper with red text and a heart drawing, featuring phrases like "dear you," "ILY," and "love...?" alongside a pencil.

A static image of lined notebook paper with red text and a heart drawing, featuring phrases like "dear you," "ILY," and "love...?" alongside a pencil. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy…

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  • dear you,
  • ILY
  • love...?
  • plain and simple...
  • made by me, megan

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804201319431581006453
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.8 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/82/8257d4802561e9c7f2b5133151c163b85b2243f82fe4705e8510203a45a0a18f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8257d4802561e9c7
SHA-256
8257d4802561e9c7f2b5133151c163b85b2243f82fe4705e8510203a45a0a18f
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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
200804201319431581006453
Archive entry
200804201319431581006453.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 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#200804201319431581006453.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804201319431581006453.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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