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A static image of cartoon figures with text overlays reading "and they said it wouldn't last" over repeated "i love you" phrases.

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A static image of cartoon figures with text overlays reading "and they said it wouldn't last" over repeated "i love you" phrases.

A static image of cartoon figures with text overlays reading "and they said it wouldn't last" over repeated "i love you" phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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Source terms

Style

  • cursive text

Visible Text

  • and
  • they
  • said
  • it
  • wouldn't
  • last
  • i love you

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090321141716507279049
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
48×48 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d1/d1fd5f3c40cc58095242b1298a7b30a60f10618440443bf46caac430a6f8d214.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d1fd5f3c40cc5809
SHA-256
d1fd5f3c40cc58095242b1298a7b30a60f10618440443bf46caac430a6f8d214
Full source records (1)

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
20090321141716507279049
Archive entry
20090321141716507279049.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#20090321141716507279049.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090321141716507279049.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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