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Pixelated text in bright pink reads 'I love my Best friend' followed by names, set against a dark background with light gray circular highlights.

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Pixelated text in bright pink reads 'I love my Best friend' followed by names, set against a dark background with light gray circular highlights.

Pixelated text in bright pink reads 'I love my Best friend' followed by names, set against a dark background with light gray circular highlights. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • I love my Best friend
  • Rayna, Em Holly, Connie Maddy, Peter

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20091217220731693444000
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
5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/96/96f7d9363c432e595e610325831e398b1c26685ada505b07122d84146689595e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
96f7d9363c432e59
SHA-256
96f7d9363c432e595e610325831e398b1c26685ada505b07122d84146689595e
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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
20091217220731693444000
Archive entry
20091217220731693444000.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#20091217220731693444000.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20091217220731693444000.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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