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Red broken heart shape with white pixelated text reading "IF LOVE IS SO STUPID WHY IS IT SO HARD TO LET GO?" on black background.

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Red broken heart shape with white pixelated text reading "IF LOVE IS SO STUPID WHY IS IT SO HARD TO LET GO?" on black background.

Red broken heart shape with white pixelated text reading "IF LOVE IS SO STUPID WHY IS IT SO HARD TO LET GO?" on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • IF LOVE IS SO STUPID WHY IS IT SO HARD TO LET GO?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802221454031895882239
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.1 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a8/a8716e21ba1a1efd8d0833a519d96b3539639a236f6250b5fff3a7599c618140.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a8716e21ba1a1efd
SHA-256
a8716e21ba1a1efd8d0833a519d96b3539639a236f6250b5fff3a7599c618140
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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
200802221454031895882239
Archive entry
200802221454031895882239.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#200802221454031895882239.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802221454031895882239.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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