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Pixelated black text on white background reads 'what would come would come...' on left and 'and you just have to meet it when it does.' on right.

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Pixelated black text on white background reads 'what would come would come...' on left and 'and you just have to meet it when it does.' on right.

Pixelated black text on white background reads 'what would come would come...' on left and 'and you just have to meet it when it does.' on right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • what would come would come...
  • and you just have to meet it when it does.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070817121651369758961
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
426 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/99/994a693a468daf14171243f1e3916519134d14b97441e46a55426149bc9f20ac.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
994a693a468daf14
SHA-256
994a693a468daf14171243f1e3916519134d14b97441e46a55426149bc9f20ac
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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
20070817121651369758961
Archive entry
20070817121651369758961.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 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#20070817121651369758961.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070817121651369758961.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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