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Purple pixelated text on black background with white starbursts, repeating 'Pain is Temporary. Unless You Run Long Distance' in two

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Purple pixelated text on black background with white starbursts, repeating 'Pain is Temporary. Unless You Run Long Distance' in two

Purple pixelated text on black background with white starbursts, repeating 'Pain is Temporary. Unless You Run Long Distance' in two. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • Pain is
  • Temporary,
  • Unless You
  • Run Long
  • Distance
  • Temporary, Temporary, Unless You Unless You Run Long Distance Run Long Distance Pain is Pain is Temporary. Temporary. Unless You Unless You Run Long Distance

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709090957231892484620
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:44 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
722 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b8/b8863f0a292c2a616092b66b15fca936977b369f2ad2a38737d9e7fbab8af82a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b8863f0a292c2a61
SHA-256
b8863f0a292c2a616092b66b15fca936977b369f2ad2a38737d9e7fbab8af82a
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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
200709090957231892484620
Archive entry
200709090957231892484620.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:44 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#200709090957231892484620.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709090957231892484620.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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