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A static image with four text over a swirling cosmic background, each containing distinct phrases in white text on black rectangles

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A static image with four text over a swirling cosmic background, each containing distinct phrases in white text on black rectangles

A static image with four text over a swirling cosmic background, each containing distinct phrases in white text on black rectangles. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • Believe the news, I'm gone for good.
  • Call off the search, no one will know that I'm down here
  • Believe the note I left for turn back you the clocks.
  • you can't pull me up from here, so don't try

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080927163047836885471
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
9.6 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/dc/dc4f4f9eb11d8c910b97ee84514a6a8d77057002d64e057176d0e5a00902a19b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
dc4f4f9eb11d8c91
SHA-256
dc4f4f9eb11d8c910b97ee84514a6a8d77057002d64e057176d0e5a00902a19b
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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
20080927163047836885471
Archive entry
20080927163047836885471.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#20080927163047836885471.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080927163047836885471.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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