…and as much as I’d like to, I can’t take any credit for this.

Our very popular Toxic Waste tee was used last week by online media behemoth Gawker as a visual accent in a blog post riffing on fallout from the market meltdown. The piece doesn’t really address the shirt in any way — it’s a metaphor, you see — but any press is good press (or so the mantra goes). We commend Gawker, apparently the site for NYC-related gossip, for their good taste in tee shirts.

Major props to FIC superfan Anne Lewis for bringing this to our attention here at It Goes To 11. On a related note, let me use this as a convenient opportunity to segue into a final word on FIC tee-spotting. If you scout our shirts somewhere cool (in print, on-stage, the web, tv, etc.), please, by all means, let us know. Photographs, video clips, links — the more specific the evidence, the better. If it’s something we don’t know about or arranged ourselves behind the scenes, we’ll hook you up with some FIC swag. No joke, yo.

Gawk freely: travis@founditemclothing.com.

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As if our Facebook page wasn’t enough, Found Item has extended its presence on the Internet with a Twitter account. If you haven’t heard, the tremendously popular website is a “service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”

We’ll use it every so often to post info about new products, share office gossip and riff on whatever is occupying our time. Follow us here.

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Hey hey. I’m baaaack with some FIC news bits.

First off, Andy over at the newly-redesigned Thunderfrogs did a nice write-up on our non-movie shirts (which you should buy as gifts for your loved ones). On a related note, we’ll have an interview with Andy about t-shirts and relevant topics in the near future.

Secondly, It Goes to 11 has been added to the mix over at Alltop.com, a self-described “online magazine rack” that collects and aggregates posts, articles and news on all manner of subject matter from various sources around the web. If you couldn’t guess, we’re in the t-shirt category, which as other tee bloggers have noted, is a rapidly growing online community.

Finally, observant readers will note that we’ve added a new sidebar, entitled Greatest Fits, to the blog. This plug-in spotlights some of our best, most distinguished (read: popular) posts and entries to date, thereby rescuing them from the proverbial bottom of the (blog) pile. Give ‘em a read if you have a free moment. BTW, we’ll change them up every so often in the interest of freshness.

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Loyal readers of It Goes to 11 know that we heart 1985’s Teen Wolf here at FIC. The implausible story, the inspired comedic performances, the side-splitting dialogue, the feel-good conclusion — this fine flick has it all in spades.

Michael J. Fox is certainly the star of the film, but in many ways Jerry Levine’s Stiles character (pictured below) steals the show with his self-assured preening, cocky chutzpah, entrepreneurial spirit, and rich, fantastically colored wardrobe. (Shameless reminder: we sell two of his attention-grabbing tees here and here.) For a more in-depth discussion of Stiles’ cultural significance, I urge you to read this informative, expertly deconstructed piece of film criticism that I stumbled across while researching this post.

In any case, I’ve compiled a list of Stiles’ best, most memorable lines. Enjoy!

10. “Are you gonna tell me you’re a fag?”

9. “Surf’s up…”

8. “That’s my middle name.”

7. “What’s it like coming out of the closet?”

6. “You looking to catch something?”

5. “What can I say — you’re beautiful.”

4. “I heard Mr. Johnson from shop class got his dick stuck in a vacuum cleaner.”

3. “Hey baby, nice hair cut. Be all you can be…how was Grenada?”

2. “So, what can a teen wolf do?”

1. “Can you do that anytime you want?”

Honorable mentions: “All sizes, no waiting!” and “How do you think he feels? He feels like a WINNER!”

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Still a tad early, I know, but this vid is a cold classic:

Peep out this vintage-lite tee I discovered on eBay:

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