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A key-shaped object with a heart-shaped bow appears on the left side of a light gray background, accompanied by text that changes across frames.

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A key-shaped object with a heart-shaped bow appears on the left side of a light gray background, accompanied by text that changes across frames.

A key-shaped object with a heart-shaped bow appears on the left side of a light gray background, accompanied by text that changes across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • here is
  • the key
  • to my
  • heart. so
  • please
  • be
  • careful
  • with it

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081109102236971182632
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a6/a636775f7f93c084c7502d58bf79933c0bf5d6623932ed0df3e47a1f3eae20f2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a636775f7f93c084
SHA-256
a636775f7f93c084c7502d58bf79933c0bf5d6623932ed0df3e47a1f3eae20f2
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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
20081109102236971182632
Archive entry
20081109102236971182632.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#20081109102236971182632.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081109102236971182632.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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