The vintage-cum-artisan-cum-limited-edition tee craze is showing no signs of abating. To wit, I present this redonkulous design, which features a throwback portrait of maligned 80’s pizza pitchman, the Noid.

You can find said shirt online here, but true Noid enthusiasts take note: stock is limited to a run of 1000, so you’ll want to order promptly (no word, however, if delivery is guaranteed in 30 minutes or less). Of particular interest to me, though, is the accompanying ad copy, which neatly delineates the quality control involved here.

ANVIL 6.1OZ RINGER 100% PRE-SHRUNK, RING-SPUN COTTON T-SHIRTS CAROLINA BLUE/NAVY, FRONT LOGO, POLYBAGGING

A professional product descrip, no? Clearly, someone’s been studying up on the finer points of the trade.

For those that don’t remember (or don’t care to), the Noid was a recurring character in a series of commercials for the aforementioned pizza chain. He was a disruptive blur of manic, comedic energy, eager to smash your pie and muck up your dining experience. Hence, he had to be avoided. At all co$t$.

For your viewing pleasure, I’ve embedded one such advertisement, conspicuously entitled the “Dome of Quality,” below (thanks, Youtube!).

Hmmn. This should be rephrased. The Dome of Qualitee, anyone? (Pun absolutely freaking intentional.)

To be fair, I should add that Domino’s is donating a share of the proceeds from this tee campaign to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. As it benefits a worthy cause, we should at least try to suppress our snarky reactions…

In any case, what’s larger: your appetite for pizza? for nostalgia? for destruction?

Lastly, The Noid, channeled via a pop culture prism:

Tip of the hat to our friend Micah at A T Shirt Blog for the timely reminder!

File under: what’s old is new again.

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Hey gang.

In advance of the Holiday shopping rush, we’ve added a grip of rockin’ new designs to the FIC roster. As is generally the case here, some are movie-inspired, others music-related. Take a gander below and click on the pics to link through as needed…

“Just what you see, pal!”

From the source material:

The Adam’s Atoms tee is just like the one worn by Louis in Revenge of the Nerds!

Sweet Head. Literally.

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In the 80s, no actor cut a bigger profile (both figuratively and literally) than Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was the undisputed king of the action-adventure genre, turning out a rapid-fire succession of memorable and rock-solid flicks such as Conan the Barbarian (1982), The Terminator (1984), Commando (1985), and Raw Deal (1986) (the list goes on and on and on…). Of course, everything that goes up must come down (occasionally with a resounding thud), and Arnold was, sadly, no exception. After hitting the high water mark of his oeuvre with 1992’s T2 (which holds up remarkably well to this day), he sputtered through a series of misplaced roles (Eraser anyone?), trying to reinvent himself for a new generation of movie-goers or alternately, attempting to deny the creeping steadfastness of old age. (That said, brief flashes of his former awe-inspiring self did filter through to the surface on occasion, most notably in T3: Rise of the Machines, which, however maligned critically, I thought was a worthy addition to the franchise).

In any case, to honor his outsized celluloid legacy, we here at FIC have added a choice Terminator-themed tee to our line-up. Behold, in all its glory, the .45 Longslide With Laser Sighting top:

(Particularly attentive readers might recall that this design made a cameo in this column before…)

Along these lines then, here are 5 shirts that celebrate the premier action-adventure movie star of our time. (On an aside, click on the pics to link through!)

5. From his days as the world’s preeminent bodybuilder…

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Apropos of nothing in particular, I present a pair of explosive, rim-rocking dunks that are early candidates for flushes of the year…

The first features Miami’s D-Wade absolutely posterizing Cleveland’s Anderson Varejao, after a broken play-cum-turnover by LeBron, no less.

Our second entry features a rookie, Denver’s Ty Lawson, driving the lane and beating two Laker Faker defenders to the rim. At 5′ 11″, Lawson
is giving away nearly a foot to each of them, but with quick ups like that, it doesn’t matter in the least. Take him to the hospital, because it is S-I-C-K!

Via our friends at 4th & Forever, the requisite basketball tee, which deftly speaks to our victims’ plight:

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Who loves you, kids? Easy: we love you!

To wit, It Goes To 11 has paired up with our good friends at Like Totally 80’s and A T Shirt Blog to raffle off some choice Found Item swag! Double the pleasure, double the fun (or a close approximation thereof)…

First things first: we’re giving away a pair of our stylish Tux Tees (one shirt per winner) here. No purchase is required and the contest closes on December 31st! The lucky winners will, naturally, have their choice of sizes.

Secondly, in homage to Val Kilmer’s Chris Knight character from Real Genius, we’ve bundled our classic Toxic Waste design (the very first shirt to receive the FIC treatment) with a pair of adorable Bunny Slippers. All the deets here, but please note that this contest closes at 12PM (Pacific Standard Time) on Wednesday, November 18th (that’s tomorrow, yo!). You definitely don’t want to miss out on this opportunity…

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