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A static image with bright pink background and yellow pixelated text repeating 'LOVE is the best thing', 'C, but right', 'there is only', and 'FRIENDSHIP' in horizontal bands.

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A static image with bright pink background and yellow pixelated text repeating 'LOVE is the best thing', 'C, but right', 'there is only', and 'FRIENDSHIP' in horizontal bands.

A static image with bright pink background and yellow pixelated text repeating 'LOVE is the best thing', 'C, but right', 'there is only', and 'FRIENDSHIP' in horizontal bands. Ani…

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  • LOVE is the best thing
  • C, but right
  • there is only
  • FRIENDSHIP

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201007141252161923839012
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
732 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ab/abe375908649370b8c20df75002a4f01fe3ab7bb4612e8cc70a8366ce69eaa69.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
abe375908649370b
SHA-256
abe375908649370b8c20df75002a4f01fe3ab7bb4612e8cc70a8366ce69eaa69
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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
201007141252161923839012
Archive entry
201007141252161923839012.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 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#201007141252161923839012.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201007141252161923839012.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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