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Yellow background with pink pixelated text reading "I wish it was like how it used to be" in two identical vertical

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Yellow background with pink pixelated text reading "I wish it was like how it used to be" in two identical vertical

Yellow background with pink pixelated text reading "I wish it was like how it used to be" in two identical vertical. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Franks…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809101506321052561296
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:38 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
308 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cb/cb78bb61e21d075f8e77e3010188c8f926317f44cf7c230fb7a324f4c12d06a0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cb78bb61e21d075f
SHA-256
cb78bb61e21d075f8e77e3010188c8f926317f44cf7c230fb7a324f4c12d06a0
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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
200809101506321052561296
Archive entry
200809101506321052561296.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:38 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#200809101506321052561296.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809101506321052561296.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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