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Black text on a white background with a faint, blurry floral pattern; the text reads "wipe away the tears" on the left and "and fake a smile" on the right.

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Black text on a white background with a faint, blurry floral pattern; the text reads "wipe away the tears" on the left and "and fake a smile" on the right.

Black text on a white background with a faint, blurry floral pattern; the text reads "wipe away the tears" on the left and "and fake a smile" on the right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM…

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  • wipe away the tears
  • and fake a smile

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708281643282061252829
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9e/9e44642f075608c1dabcae8c35ddefd3e787401ca8e20394e16baf7acd9c9cd0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9e44642f075608c1
SHA-256
9e44642f075608c1dabcae8c35ddefd3e787401ca8e20394e16baf7acd9c9cd0
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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
200708281643282061252829
Archive entry
200708281643282061252829.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 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#200708281643282061252829.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708281643282061252829.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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