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Four identical red pixelated text on black background with one containing a small heart symbol and another a starburst symbol

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Four identical red pixelated text on black background with one containing a small heart symbol and another a starburst symbol

Four identical red pixelated text on black background with one containing a small heart symbol and another a starburst symbol. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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Source terms

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  • heart symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • R.I.P
  • Uncle
  • Greg
  • Smith

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080201130627509518191
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
359 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c6/c603562383489178cb9dd15f4694949110777a3b1e04088757244250a5cb2d36.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c603562383489178
SHA-256
c603562383489178cb9dd15f4694949110777a3b1e04088757244250a5cb2d36
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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
20080201130627509518191
Archive entry
20080201130627509518191.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:12 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#20080201130627509518191.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080201130627509518191.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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