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Pixelated cyan text on black background with pink starbursts, repeating phrases like 'i love.....' and character names.

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Pixelated cyan text on black background with pink starbursts, repeating phrases like 'i love.....' and character names.

Pixelated cyan text on black background with pink starbursts, repeating phrases like 'i love.....' and character names. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fra…

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  • i love.....
  • alli..lol, my beloved jk
  • bugsy
  • elfin

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080519141412380265080
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
715 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e5/e5cde68fa6ea1151bc333ef4d1825eba79b4768e38ed02e115c664898e58c893.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e5cde68fa6ea1151
SHA-256
e5cde68fa6ea1151bc333ef4d1825eba79b4768e38ed02e115c664898e58c893
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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
20080519141412380265080
Archive entry
20080519141412380265080.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 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#20080519141412380265080.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080519141412380265080.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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