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Red background with pixelated text "I thot of ME FIRST" and a heart symbol, with a second version showing the heart as a solid shape.

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Red background with pixelated text "I thot of ME FIRST" and a heart symbol, with a second version showing the heart as a solid shape.

Red background with pixelated text "I thot of ME FIRST" and a heart symbol, with a second version showing the heart as a solid shape. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • heart symbol
  • <3 symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

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  • I thot of ME FIRST
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20100120145428466600642
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
259 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/91/9142cf0041bb813b88a710d9533726ea8daa9380efb70900c61516156f3c8908.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9142cf0041bb813b
SHA-256
9142cf0041bb813b88a710d9533726ea8daa9380efb70900c61516156f3c8908
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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
20100120145428466600642
Archive entry
20100120145428466600642.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 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#20100120145428466600642.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20100120145428466600642.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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