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Black-and-white image of two people embracing with overlaid text reading "When you hug someone, to let go." in blue pixelated font.

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Black-and-white image of two people embracing with overlaid text reading "When you hug someone, to let go." in blue pixelated font.

Black-and-white image of two people embracing with overlaid text reading "When you hug someone, to let go." in blue pixelated font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • When you hug someone,
  • never be the first
  • to let go.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080218130538278752019
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e2/e23ffcd46fd607196e12369f81eb52d3e95d79780ee18e54651c21c40ec7bdae.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e23ffcd46fd60719
SHA-256
e23ffcd46fd607196e12369f81eb52d3e95d79780ee18e54651c21c40ec7bdae
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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
20080218130538278752019
Archive entry
20080218130538278752019.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 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#20080218130538278752019.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080218130538278752019.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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