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Pixelated pink text on black background with white winged figures, displaying sequential phrases about heartbreak and missed opportunities.

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Pixelated pink text on black background with white winged figures, displaying sequential phrases about heartbreak and missed opportunities.

Pixelated pink text on black background with white winged figures, displaying sequential phrases about heartbreak and missed opportunities. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • we could have been forever
  • but i went and broke my own heart
  • and never let you go

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712291037141221571773
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a9/a9853075d384ca9008026c96a4880bdcaefc16ff0383ce7b5f72856679e2f620.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a9853075d384ca90
SHA-256
a9853075d384ca9008026c96a4880bdcaefc16ff0383ce7b5f72856679e2f620
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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
200712291037141221571773
Archive entry
200712291037141221571773.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 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#200712291037141221571773.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712291037141221571773.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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