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Pixelated image with red background and cyan text listing names and 'my kids and wife are the BEST!!!!' with heart symbol.

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Pixelated image with red background and cyan text listing names and 'my kids and wife are the BEST!!!!' with heart symbol.

Pixelated image with red background and cyan text listing names and 'my kids and wife are the BEST!!!!' with heart symbol. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Mood

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Source terms

Objects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • my kids and wife are the BEST!!!!
  • Gary! Kurt Ridge!
  • Beth! Emilee! Kara! Ashlee!
  • <3

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806171153331936778785
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/91/91dd576982c84a5a7b0be9ddc6c765b0bb96d3648029ec323ece69a62eb64e02.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
91dd576982c84a5a
SHA-256
91dd576982c84a5a7b0be9ddc6c765b0bb96d3648029ec323ece69a62eb64e02
Full source records (1)

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
200806171153331936778785
Archive entry
200806171153331936778785.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#200806171153331936778785.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806171153331936778785.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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