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Blue background with pixelated text reading "now who you know who you...I really need I really ne d you...d you..." and a pink heart symbol over the 'o' in 'you'.

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Blue background with pixelated text reading "now who you know who you...I really need I really ne d you...d you..." and a pink heart symbol over the 'o' in 'you'.

Blue background with pixelated text reading "now who you know who you...I really need I really ne d you...d you..." and a pink heart symbol over the 'o' in 'you'. Animated 48×48 G…

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  • pink heart symbol

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  • .I really neI I really ne d you...d you...
  • ow who you ow who you

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090711205015491573569
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
289 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/8f/8fe802a3d674fb43d5ac5fe0eed65d9eb3bd83a1e3d1b4ca40d0f79434c19f35.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8fe802a3d674fb43
SHA-256
8fe802a3d674fb43d5ac5fe0eed65d9eb3bd83a1e3d1b4ca40d0f79434c19f35
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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
20090711205015491573569
Archive entry
20090711205015491573569.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 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#20090711205015491573569.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090711205015491573569.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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