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A pixelated image with a blue background showing a dark object dripping a purple droplet, accompanied by green text on a brown backdrop.

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A pixelated image with a blue background showing a dark object dripping a purple droplet, accompanied by green text on a brown backdrop.

A pixelated image with a blue background showing a dark object dripping a purple droplet, accompanied by green text on a brown backdrop. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Int…

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  • what hurts the most was bein' so close
  • watchin' you walk away
  • and havin' so much to say and

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710141646151018181899
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c6/c65a02820ca5d2479f8231c9ceb65e66e91625340d1b5b8b4ddcd34443397634.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c65a02820ca5d247
SHA-256
c65a02820ca5d2479f8231c9ceb65e66e91625340d1b5b8b4ddcd34443397634
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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
200710141646151018181899
Archive entry
200710141646151018181899.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 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#200710141646151018181899.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710141646151018181899.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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