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The greatest AIM away messages of 1998–2005. Curated for posterity.

✦ i'm not okay (i promise) ✦ leave me alone or leave me a message. same thing.

🥀 Emo2004–2005MCR lyrics era — mandatory for any self-respecting emo teen

everything is meaningless... except you. and you know who you are. or do you. brb crying

🥀 Emo2002–2004The existential crisis away message — a 2003 staple

~*~FaLlInG fRoM gRaCe~*~ but like... in a cool way. don't im me i'm having a moment

🥀 Emo2001–2003The ~*~alternating caps~*~ phase hit everyone eventually

my heart is a ghost town. populated only by regret and really good playlists.

🥀 Emo2003–2005Bonus points if you had a dashboard confessional lyric somewhere in here

listening to thursday and thinking about THINGS. you don't understand.

🥀 Emo2003–2004

i drank a capri sun and it was the best part of my day. i am seventeen and everything hurts.

🥀 Emo2002–2004The dramatic mundane — a genre unto itself

out getting pizza. if it's an emergency, it's not. bye.

😂 Funny1999–2001The dismissive classic — the original 'read the room'

technically i'm here but spiritually i've already left. same thing really.

😂 Funny2001–2003

my mom made me get off the computer. I DID NOT CHOOSE THIS.

😂 Funny1999–2001The involuntary away — the most relatable away message ever written

away message: yes i'm ignoring you. no you don't know why. this is not about you. (it might be about you)

😂 Funny2003–2005

if you're reading this you've already wasted 4 seconds of your life. you're welcome. brb.

😂 Funny2002–2004

my screenname was taken so i had to be xX_DaRkWoLf47_Xx. i'm not proud of it. anyway, away.

😂 Funny2000–2002The self-aware username apology

technically asleep. spiritually browsing the internet. nobody knows.

😂 Funny2001–2004

what is life but a series of away messages we never come back from.

🧠 Philosophical2002–2004The AIM philosopher was born around sophomore year of high school

time is a flat circle. aim is a flat chat window. i have been thinking about this.

🧠 Philosophical2003–2005

if a screen name goes offline and nobody is there to see it, does it make a sound. think about it.

🧠 Philosophical2002–2003

we are all just usernames looking for someone whose status says 'available.' isn't that something.

🧠 Philosophical2002–2005The deep one. You posted this after reading something by Thoreau. Probably.

not all those who wander are lost. but i AM lost. i'm at the mall and i can't find the food court.

🧠 Philosophical2001–2003

「 and i know that she knows that i'm not fond of asking 」 – dashboard confessional

🎵 Song Lyrics2002–2004Dashboard Confessional was the most-used source for away message lyrics, 2002–2004

semi-charmed kind of life... da da da, da da da da. you know the rest. brb

🎵 Song Lyrics1999–2001Third Eye Blind — a safe choice for any mood

「 i am screaming at you from the inside 」 – brand new. away.

🎵 Song Lyrics2003–2005

~*♫*~ i'm so tired of being here / suppressed by all my childish fears ~*♫*~ – evanescence

🎵 Song Lyrics2003–2004Evanescence's Fallen (2003) produced an entire generation of away messages

standing outside a broken phone booth with money in my hand. – primitive radio gods. because that's where i am emotionally.

🎵 Song Lyrics2000–2002

「 you are the sun, i am the moon, you are the words, i am the tune 」 – play that song. brb.

🎵 Song Lyrics2001–2003

♪ this is me pretending this is all i need ♪ jack johnson. he gets it.

🎵 Song Lyrics2003–2005

some people will never understand. and that's fine. i'm used to it. away.

🙃 Passive Aggressive2001–2004The vague callout — directed at someone specific. They knew.

NOT talking to certain people tonight. if you have to ask if it's you... it's you.

🙃 Passive Aggressive2002–2004Everyone read this and immediately wondered if it was about them

away. and before you ask: yes i saw your message. no i didn't feel like responding. bye.

🙃 Passive Aggressive2003–2005

interesting how certain PEOPLE act when they think nobody is watching. anyway. not here.

🙃 Passive Aggressive2002–2004

lol whatever. away. don't im me unless it's actually important, which it won't be.

🙃 Passive Aggressive2001–2003The dismissive + passive aggressive combo — rare, powerful

some things are better left unsaid. i wish certain people felt the same way. brb.

🙃 Passive Aggressive2002–2005

brb

💾 The Classic1998–2005The OG. Simple. Timeless. Two characters that said everything.

g2g ttyl <3

💾 The Classic1999–2003The g2g (got to go) + ttyl (talk to you later) combo — tier 1 AIM grammar

afk bbl

💾 The Classic1998–2002

away from keyboard. back before i feel like it.

💾 The Classic2000–2003

asleep. or pretending to be. same diff. aim me and find out. jk don't.

💾 The Classic2001–2004

out. back later. maybe. no promises. ttyl.

💾 The Classic1999–2002

at practice. phone's off. don't die. ttyl xoxo

💾 The Classic2000–2003

38 messagesHall of Fame · 1998–2005