Rick was not pleased by .Mac’s iChat status icons, so he decided to create his own.
Having downloaded [the .Mac set] myself, I quickly found that its 9 icons didn’t really fit in with my lifestyle. For instance, I don’t go to the gym so much, and when I go OOTO (Out Of The Office) it rarely if ever requires the use of a plane as depicted on the icon. No, I needed my own set.
Rick’s witty iChat status icons are compatible with almost every text-based chat client, including (but not limited to) iChat and Adium.