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Pixelated text on a blue background with repeating heart pattern, showing mirrored phrases about 'he was her only one' and broken hearts.

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Pixelated text on a blue background with repeating heart pattern, showing mirrored phrases about 'he was her only one' and broken hearts.

Pixelated text on a blue background with repeating heart pattern, showing mirrored phrases about 'he was her only one' and broken hearts. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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  • he was her he was her
  • only one only one
  • & took & took
  • her heart her heart
  • :broke it :broke it

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709251759321998808142
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/be/be4ee01bb78965d4ddb1f3c8c074b642170803b28b283f70247173e5e2f30fc7.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
be4ee01bb78965d4
SHA-256
be4ee01bb78965d4ddb1f3c8c074b642170803b28b283f70247173e5e2f30fc7
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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
200709251759321998808142
Archive entry
200709251759321998808142.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:47 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#200709251759321998808142.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709251759321998808142.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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