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Purple swirling background with six black text blocks containing phrases like "Dead - Like A Candle You Burned Out" and "Scream - To Be Heard."

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Purple swirling background with six black text blocks containing phrases like "Dead - Like A Candle You Burned Out" and "Scream - To Be Heard."

Purple swirling background with six black text blocks containing phrases like "Dead - Like A Candle You Burned Out" and "Scream - To Be Heard.". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • Dead - Like A Candle You Burned Out
  • Spill the Wax Over The Spaces
  • Left In Place Of Angry Words
  • Scream - To Be Heard.
  • Like You Needed Any More Attention
  • Throw the Bottle Break The Door And Disappear

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080816220550712163951
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
10 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ef/efea34e665268d425ed8c0744a42d72b2459eff2c61b75ff0ad51b7f2b1e7bc2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
efea34e665268d42
SHA-256
efea34e665268d425ed8c0744a42d72b2459eff2c61b75ff0ad51b7f2b1e7bc2
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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
20080816220550712163951
Archive entry
20080816220550712163951.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#20080816220550712163951.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080816220550712163951.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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