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Pixelated text phrases in black with white outlines on a white background, surrounded by pink and light purple star shapes.

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Pixelated text phrases in black with white outlines on a white background, surrounded by pink and light purple star shapes.

Pixelated text phrases in black with white outlines on a white background, surrounded by pink and light purple star shapes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • Throw it away Forget yesterday
  • We'll make the great escape
  • We won't hear a word they say
  • They don't know us anyway
  • Watch it burn Let it die
  • Suz we r finally free tonight

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802101701241014998758
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c5/c5e27c4c5cfafcadeda4a29caac5facc02b4b0424d4cf6732877ca7ff3f03e86.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c5e27c4c5cfafcad
SHA-256
c5e27c4c5cfafcadeda4a29caac5facc02b4b0424d4cf6732877ca7ff3f03e86
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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
200802101701241014998758
Archive entry
200802101701241014998758.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#200802101701241014998758.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802101701241014998758.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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