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Pixelated text on black background reads "He'd Never Tell You But He Can Play Guitar" with a heart symbol, repeated in two

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Pixelated text on black background reads "He'd Never Tell You But He Can Play Guitar" with a heart symbol, repeated in two

Pixelated text on black background reads "He'd Never Tell You But He Can Play Guitar" with a heart symbol, repeated in two. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • heart symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

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  • He'd Never
  • Tell You
  • But He
  • Can Play
  • Guitar

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090728222525150047053
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9a/9af3b05c98a640e67b1ae75d7ea5be5b0c477e30add0ed2efaed6ddb20cbee2a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9af3b05c98a640e6
SHA-256
9af3b05c98a640e67b1ae75d7ea5be5b0c477e30add0ed2efaed6ddb20cbee2a
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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
20090728222525150047053
Archive entry
20090728222525150047053.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 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#20090728222525150047053.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090728222525150047053.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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