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Pixelated white text on black background reads "I gave up playing 'the game' a long time ago" with one instance of the word "gave" featuring a heart symbol replacing the letter O.

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Pixelated white text on black background reads "I gave up playing 'the game' a long time ago" with one instance of the word "gave" featuring a heart symbol replacing the letter O.

Pixelated white text on black background reads "I gave up playing 'the game' a long time ago" with one instance of the word "gave" featuring a heart symbol replacing the letter O.…

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  • I gave I gave
  • up playing up playing
  • "the game""the game"
  • a long a long
  • time ago time ago

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200805061416091388150229
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
307 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/bb/bbae0a280aafe2942bba7a3ae13b438435f5e4d801117ee6311d5ad240f34cfa.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
bbae0a280aafe294
SHA-256
bbae0a280aafe2942bba7a3ae13b438435f5e4d801117ee6311d5ad240f34cfa
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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
200805061416091388150229
Archive entry
200805061416091388150229.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 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#200805061416091388150229.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200805061416091388150229.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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