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Red pixelated text on black background with 'LYGSFM' at top left, a heart symbol replacing the 'M', and five lines of initials below.

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Red pixelated text on black background with 'LYGSFM' at top left, a heart symbol replacing the 'M', and five lines of initials below.

Red pixelated text on black background with 'LYGSFM' at top left, a heart symbol replacing the 'M', and five lines of initials below. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • LYGSFM
  • L.L., J.S.
  • R.W., L.S.
  • A.K., T.B.
  • S.R., H.R.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806250627571453642609
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
301 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e7/e784414ec08b855f10bcd491364ec0f3774ba82f14dd27dc12cfbeeb21cd5be7.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e784414ec08b855f
SHA-256
e784414ec08b855f10bcd491364ec0f3774ba82f14dd27dc12cfbeeb21cd5be7
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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
200806250627571453642609
Archive entry
200806250627571453642609.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#200806250627571453642609.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806250627571453642609.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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