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Pixelated text reads "I'd rather laugh than cry" in green and "with the sinners with the saints" in yellow over a patterned background of small stars and skulls.

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Pixelated text reads "I'd rather laugh than cry" in green and "with the sinners with the saints" in yellow over a patterned background of small stars and skulls.

Pixelated text reads "I'd rather laugh than cry" in green and "with the sinners with the saints" in yellow over a patterned background of small stars and skulls. Animated 50×50 GI…

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  • I'd
  • rather
  • laugh
  • than
  • cry
  • with the
  • sinners
  • saints

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804021410571950176960
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d8/d819aedfd8eaf503df3f27ff9100305cf6083b850e87525962693c26eb2538d6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d819aedfd8eaf503
SHA-256
d819aedfd8eaf503df3f27ff9100305cf6083b850e87525962693c26eb2538d6
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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
200804021410571950176960
Archive entry
200804021410571950176960.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 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#200804021410571950176960.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804021410571950176960.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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