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A pixelated image with a grayscale photo of two people embracing, overlaid text in green and white blocks, and a pink heart symbol.

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A pixelated image with a grayscale photo of two people embracing, overlaid text in green and white blocks, and a pink heart symbol.

A pixelated image with a grayscale photo of two people embracing, overlaid text in green and white blocks, and a pink heart symbol. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • pink heart symbol

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  • this is us now...
  • i still ♡ u
  • yup that was us then

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200903171423411523189418
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:54 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c6/c6f3273c1545a4d43c2aaf77bc43f579fceab90b618cdd1e0a254dd8149ba3ce.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c6f3273c1545a4d4
SHA-256
c6f3273c1545a4d43c2aaf77bc43f579fceab90b618cdd1e0a254dd8149ba3ce
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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
200903171423411523189418
Archive entry
200903171423411523189418.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:54 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#200903171423411523189418.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200903171423411523189418.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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