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Pixelated text messages in black boxes on cyan, purple, green, and gray backgrounds with partial phrases like "Me:i luv u" and "Im dead.".

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Pixelated text messages in black boxes on cyan, purple, green, and gray backgrounds with partial phrases like "Me:i luv u" and "Im dead.".

Pixelated text messages in black boxes on cyan, purple, green, and gray backgrounds with partial phrases like "Me:i luv u" and "Im dead.". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • Me:i luv u
  • Me:i want u
  • Me:i need u
  • Me:in my life
  • Im:Im take
  • Me:i wanna
  • die
  • Me:BAM!
  • heart brok
  • Im dead.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801251718371573043655
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/fe/feb7860cd3077c65148cafa2ca2678a8e378c313dbfdf1f982915717edcb2c5d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
feb7860cd3077c65
SHA-256
feb7860cd3077c65148cafa2ca2678a8e378c313dbfdf1f982915717edcb2c5d
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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
200801251718371573043655
Archive entry
200801251718371573043655.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:11 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#200801251718371573043655.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801251718371573043655.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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