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Pixelated text reads "we were more alive than the whole forest" with a green star on black background and a black star on bright green background.

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Pixelated text reads "we were more alive than the whole forest" with a green star on black background and a black star on bright green background.

Pixelated text reads "we were more alive than the whole forest" with a green star on black background and a black star on bright green background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy ico…

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  • five-pointed star

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  • we were more alive than the whole forest

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008022407593868910522
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
959 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/db/db009d76455c72963836416045e4872348eb41299f0c303b7df6f8cd3d0fab76.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
db009d76455c7296
SHA-256
db009d76455c72963836416045e4872348eb41299f0c303b7df6f8cd3d0fab76
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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
2008022407593868910522
Archive entry
2008022407593868910522.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 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#2008022407593868910522.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008022407593868910522.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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