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Pixelated water droplets float against a pastel sky with text reading "lifes about playing in the rain" and "not waiting for the storm to pass."

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Pixelated water droplets float against a pastel sky with text reading "lifes about playing in the rain" and "not waiting for the storm to pass."

Pixelated water droplets float against a pastel sky with text reading "lifes about playing in the rain" and "not waiting for the storm to pass.". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • lifes about playing in the rain
  • not waiting for the storm to pass

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802031019332034288561
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
4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cf/cfe6f22445ec84031deacad8ba407537ea7a2d6ccbaf932fd64ce4e2347175dc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cfe6f22445ec8403
SHA-256
cfe6f22445ec84031deacad8ba407537ea7a2d6ccbaf932fd64ce4e2347175dc
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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
200802031019332034288561
Archive entry
200802031019332034288561.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#200802031019332034288561.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802031019332034288561.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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