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Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats phrases about time and commitment with slight variations across repeated sections.

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Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats phrases about time and commitment with slight variations across repeated sections.

Pixelated text in bright pink on black background repeats phrases about time and commitment with slight variations across repeated sections. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • forever
  • and
  • always?
  • or just
  • for now?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090828170610124780194
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
691 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c2/c20588972261257bb01fd6a19a1574d4c3e1cd4ab7908598b6e1a2876607fc0f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c20588972261257b
SHA-256
c20588972261257bb01fd6a19a1574d4c3e1cd4ab7908598b6e1a2876607fc0f
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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
20090828170610124780194
Archive entry
20090828170610124780194.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#20090828170610124780194.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090828170610124780194.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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