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Red pixelated text and symbols on black background, with 'i <3' followed by a heart symbol above the name 'caroline', then 'she is mo home gurl' below.

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Red pixelated text and symbols on black background, with 'i <3' followed by a heart symbol above the name 'caroline', then 'she is mo home gurl' below.

Red pixelated text and symbols on black background, with 'i <3' followed by a heart symbol above the name 'caroline', then 'she is mo home gurl' below. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM budd…

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  • i <3 ♥
  • caroline
  • she is mo
  • home gurl

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081209163851738276008
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1005 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ea/ea540521f69d89850437ae187b6c016793e17b231128f5c9956bdfafb7cb7067.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ea540521f69d8985
SHA-256
ea540521f69d89850437ae187b6c016793e17b231128f5c9956bdfafb7cb7067
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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
20081209163851738276008
Archive entry
20081209163851738276008.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 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#20081209163851738276008.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081209163851738276008.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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