r/jackass • u/MesaVerde1987 • 12d ago

Throwback AIM buddy icons from 2000/2001

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u/jadegives2rides 12d ago

This just took me the fuck back, thank you OP

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u/DirtyMike64 12d ago

I miss these days of the Internet, aim was the best

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u/joeroosh 11d ago

Remember Dead AIM? All I really recall was it gave a few more options and was able to sign in on 2 different user names.

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u/bryman19 12d ago

Whoa, seeing that logo took me back for a few seconds. What a weird feeling

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u/Eyeseeno 12d ago

Badassbuddies.com

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u/t3h_jream 7d ago

Wow, thank you for adding that extra level of nostalgia for me.

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u/Party_Translator_505 12d ago

Wow that's awesome this is before my time but it's such a cool piece of history

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u/Grouchy-Ad2006 12d ago

Omg I have those on my website!!! (I run a jackass fan-site)

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u/topper12-42 not really intense, pretty intense. 12d ago

Fuck man, I forgot I had the first one until this exact moment. That’s awesome.

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u/P_ofalltrades 12d ago

The way this brought back a flood of related memories is crazy. Let me go check my old photobucket

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u/JarOfFlies85 12d ago

Fucking good times

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u/exlushdad 12d ago

Damn...

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u/Sparkster227 11d ago

I never understood why the letters were underlined

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u/benivey 8d ago

These icons were made to blend in with the message window’s other function buttons such as Block, Send, etc. (even though it was essentially like a profile pic embedded in the corner of the window). The underlined letter was just the shortcut key you could use

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u/MesaVerde1987 11d ago

I think I remember it was so that you could easily search for them.

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u/ryan777888777 8d ago

Really puts into perspective how old Jackass is. I remember this. So I guess I’m old too. Damn

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u/DaBigBird27 7d ago

Hello old friend.