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Black background with white pixelated text reading "Loving him is like breathing. it hurts... but how can I stop?" and a solid gray rectangle on the right.

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Black background with white pixelated text reading "Loving him is like breathing. it hurts... but how can I stop?" and a solid gray rectangle on the right.

Black background with white pixelated text reading "Loving him is like breathing. it hurts... but how can I stop?" and a solid gray rectangle on the right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM…

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  • Loving him is like breathing.
  • it hurts...
  • but how can I stop?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710241204551780090958
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/bd/bdd01602a82ed83ebe816637b606124b31d48ac09652257408543778c00f50dd.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
bdd01602a82ed83e
SHA-256
bdd01602a82ed83ebe816637b606124b31d48ac09652257408543778c00f50dd
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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
200710241204551780090958
Archive entry
200710241204551780090958.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 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#200710241204551780090958.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710241204551780090958.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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