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Two hands holding each other against a blue background, with text reading "The only way to have a friend..." and "...is to be one" in black and white.

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Two hands holding each other against a blue background, with text reading "The only way to have a friend..." and "...is to be one" in black and white.

Two hands holding each other against a blue background, with text reading "The only way to have a friend..." and "...is to be one" in black and white. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy…

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  • The only way to have a friend...
  • ...is to be one

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809281726241336422584
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a0/a07828ad56310d90d2856470db65342df8a8f4d2e3969ab4bed415cc7afbf758.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a07828ad56310d90
SHA-256
a07828ad56310d90d2856470db65342df8a8f4d2e3969ab4bed415cc7afbf758
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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
200809281726241336422584
Archive entry
200809281726241336422584.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#200809281726241336422584.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809281726241336422584.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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