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Four of purple pixelated text on black background with red borders, each containing a small heart symbol in different positions

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Four of purple pixelated text on black background with red borders, each containing a small heart symbol in different positions

Four of purple pixelated text on black background with red borders, each containing a small heart symbol in different positions. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • I never
  • thought
  • it could
  • happen
  • to me

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807091839212143884545
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a3/a340ed1f0d0e7b9bd9fd4afe1c225ae67d523900873a7fa40bb5f6ce51e3ae32.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a340ed1f0d0e7b9b
SHA-256
a340ed1f0d0e7b9bd9fd4afe1c225ae67d523900873a7fa40bb5f6ce51e3ae32
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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
200807091839212143884545
Archive entry
200807091839212143884545.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 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#200807091839212143884545.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807091839212143884545.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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