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A bright pink background displays four identical text blocks with pixelated white text reading "I used to BELIEVE in fairytale..." and small black pixel symbols above each block.

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A bright pink background displays four identical text blocks with pixelated white text reading "I used to BELIEVE in fairytale..." and small black pixel symbols above each block.

A bright pink background displays four identical text blocks with pixelated white text reading "I used to BELIEVE in fairytale..." and small black pixel symbols above each block.…

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  • I used to BELIEVE in fairytale...

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201001141432041104493480
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f5/f581323b674f108003d306c670428366f3258026c01f21646cf342c0c40c86d3.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f581323b674f1080
SHA-256
f581323b674f108003d306c670428366f3258026c01f21646cf342c0c40c86d3
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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
201001141432041104493480
Archive entry
201001141432041104493480.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 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#201001141432041104493480.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201001141432041104493480.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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