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Pixelated text on black background with four purple circular shapes, each containing partial phrases about love and dreams.

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Pixelated text on black background with four purple circular shapes, each containing partial phrases about love and dreams.

Pixelated text on black background with four purple circular shapes, each containing partial phrases about love and dreams. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • You know when you you're in love
  • can't fall asleep
  • because reality is finally
  • better than your dreams!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081226145527769085974
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.8 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cb/cb1c2898cb85730b1cb43014de00e0bdbfae365d1b6ec0511ec4c0313cdddde6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cb1c2898cb85730b
SHA-256
cb1c2898cb85730b1cb43014de00e0bdbfae365d1b6ec0511ec4c0313cdddde6
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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
20081226145527769085974
Archive entry
20081226145527769085974.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#20081226145527769085974.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081226145527769085974.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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