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Four- with black text on light blue cloud background; each contains distinct phrases about discovering a relationship and emotional reaction

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Four- with black text on light blue cloud background; each contains distinct phrases about discovering a relationship and emotional reaction

Four- with black text on light blue cloud background; each contains distinct phrases about discovering a relationship and emotional reaction. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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  • the day i found out
  • that he likes her
  • i was holding back tears
  • saying "i used to be her"

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200909261642051197493544
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/dd/ddbfc995d635251b8c3561d0eddea26c548a64ffeaa83202f533b178699b89a4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ddbfc995d635251b
SHA-256
ddbfc995d635251b8c3561d0eddea26c548a64ffeaa83202f533b178699b89a4
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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
200909261642051197493544
Archive entry
200909261642051197493544.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:02 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#200909261642051197493544.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200909261642051197493544.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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