Permanent icon record
nine black square with red borders, each containing white pixelated text; the first displays "SO WHY SHOULD I TAKE YOUR HAND..." while others show "WHEN YOU CAN'T PROMISE HAPPY ENDINGS?" with varying letter color changes
nine black square with red borders, each containing white pixelated text; the first displays "SO WHY SHOULD I TAKE YOUR HAND..." while others show "WHEN YOU CAN'T PROMISE HAPPY EN…
Source & archive date
- Added to archive
- July 12, 2026
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository
- Source title
- iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI
- Category
- IconHell/Music
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:54 UTC
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com
- Source title
- Buddy Icons by shementwell
- Category
- buddy icons by shementwell 2 / buddy icons by shementwell
- Observed
- August 29, 2026 at 10:55 UTC
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com
- Source title
- Buddy Icons by shementwell
- Category
- buddy icons by shementwell 2 / buddy icons by shementwell
- Observed
- September 6, 2026 at 17:46 UTC
Technical archive details
- Format
- GIF
- Dimensions
- 48×48 pixels
- File size
- 730 bytes
- Motion
- Animated (9 frames)
- Added to archive
- July 12, 2026
- Relative path
- icons/b5/b58dfa5c63ba600b98385b8941ad9c951120d4824769028841f73a60d632810a.gif
- Media type
- image/gif
- Archive ID
- b58dfa5c63ba600b
- SHA-256
- b58dfa5c63ba600b98385b8941ad9c951120d4824769028841f73a60d632810a
Full source records (3)
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository (github-hmmnd0-historical-buddy-icon-repository)
- Kind
- local-directory
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Type
- public Git mirror containing four organized historical AIM buddy-icon site collections
- Category
- IconHell/Music
- Title
- iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI
- Archive entry
- IconHell/Music/iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:54 UTC
- Rights
- mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- cross-sectional archive of Badass Buddy, CoolBuddy, dollbuddieicons, and IconHell collections spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, holidays, sports, relationships, pride, dolls, and internet culture
Original: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FMusic%2Ficonhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif Download: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FMusic%2Ficonhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif Page: https://github.com/Hmmnd0/buddy-icon-repository
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com (horizon-live-www-iconhell-com-f685daddb571)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- buddy icons by shementwell 2 / buddy icons by shementwell
- Title
- Buddy Icons by shementwell
- Observed
- August 29, 2026 at 10:55 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif Download: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif Page: http://www.iconhell.com/Buddy_Icons_by_shementwell_2.html
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com (horizon-live-blinkies-iconhell-com-031725b87477)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- buddy icons by shementwell 2 / buddy icons by shementwell
- Title
- Buddy Icons by shementwell
- Observed
- September 6, 2026 at 17:46 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif Download: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_shementwell_sowhyshouldI.gif Page: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/Buddy_Icons_by_shementwell_2.html