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Green pixelated text on black background with four pink hearts, two in each , displaying repeated phrases about happy endings and chances

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Green pixelated text on black background with four pink hearts, two in each , displaying repeated phrases about happy endings and chances

Green pixelated text on black background with four pink hearts, two in each , displaying repeated phrases about happy endings and chances. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • how could ihow could i
  • no r happyno r happy
  • ending if uending if u
  • didnt give didnt give
  • it a CHANCE it a CHANCE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806231501011011239442
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a8/a89051e15c858ffc79ac127592aec6ac39cb5994c232756291d67c3c0e35b2ad.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a89051e15c858ffc
SHA-256
a89051e15c858ffc79ac127592aec6ac39cb5994c232756291d67c3c0e35b2ad
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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
200806231501011011239442
Archive entry
200806231501011011239442.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#200806231501011011239442.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806231501011011239442.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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