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Green text on a pixelated pink and yellow background repeats 'life's too short to frown, so smile. :)' in four identical

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Green text on a pixelated pink and yellow background repeats 'life's too short to frown, so smile. :)' in four identical

Green text on a pixelated pink and yellow background repeats 'life's too short to frown, so smile. :)' in four identical. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200908241222211912492580
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/be/bedb2cabf481fdcffb277c54f7ad85ac1fedb93cc9c8c208930a1f25d3fe9af5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
bedb2cabf481fdcf
SHA-256
bedb2cabf481fdcffb277c54f7ad85ac1fedb93cc9c8c208930a1f25d3fe9af5
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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
200908241222211912492580
Archive entry
200908241222211912492580.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 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#200908241222211912492580.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200908241222211912492580.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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