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Pixelated text on black background with blue and purple abstract shapes, reading 'how do all of these cruel lies seem to catch us by surprise?'

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Pixelated text on black background with blue and purple abstract shapes, reading 'how do all of these cruel lies seem to catch us by surprise?'

Pixelated text on black background with blue and purple abstract shapes, reading 'how do all of these cruel lies seem to catch us by surprise?'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • how do
  • all of
  • these cruel
  • lies
  • seem to catch us
  • surprise?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802271915511766192907
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/8e/8e27e738d6707acc4f7b1e54f06cb61ba8a895f32b4b97f68fe0f360f6945adb.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8e27e738d6707acc
SHA-256
8e27e738d6707acc4f7b1e54f06cb61ba8a895f32b4b97f68fe0f360f6945adb
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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
200802271915511766192907
Archive entry
200802271915511766192907.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 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#200802271915511766192907.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802271915511766192907.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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