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We haven't discussed t-shirts in some time, and that's not because we're over them, but rather we thought we had covered them all. We stand corrected. In fact you might say we "loiter" corrected, especially if you like puns and society doesn't generally find you very funny.

Consider, if you will, the slingshot. Awesome, isn't it?

Rhetoric, an American clothing company that makes equally awesome shirts, agrees. They're fans of fantastic design and things that fit nicely in your back pocket. "Rhetoric celebrates diversity and the absurd." Works for us.

There are times in each of our lives when we wish we had the superpower of amazing t-shirt design skills (admit it) -- this is one of those times. Threadless T-shirts, the guys who pretty much host an endless stream of t-shirt design contests, are calling for submissions for a contest in which the prize is: airfare to Iceland, 2 nights in a hotel, $2,000, Dakine baggage, and bunch of other awesome stuff including an original piece of music composed by Calexico that's inspired by your design.

No joke, the band Calexico will actually be using your design as inspiration, so it better not suck. We like their music, but they must really need money to be raffled off as part of this prize package. The theme of the contest is travel, but what kind of travel and when -- that's for you to decide. Here's one idea to get the creative juices flowing: horseback travel in space. Of course, both horse and rider would need spacesuits. If that wins you the contest, we expect at least a courtesy email.

Good luck, go spend some money in Iceland. Looks like they need it worse than we do.

[via BlackBook]

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really. He is voting.

If Gene Simmons of KISS knows anything, aside from being a rock god, it's how to make a profit. The guy will put his likeness, or Paul Stanley's apparently, onto anything. That's not a criticism, he's rich and we're sitting here typing our fingers to the bone. We'd like to put our likeness on some stuff, too. Rich looks good.

Speaking of looking good, check out these t-shirts (that, dear reader, is a segue). KISS has taken the popular images of presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama and given them a bit of a makeover. Or makeup as the case may be.

SnorgTees has been selling fine t-shirts on these here Internets since 2004. That makes them 117 in Internet t-shirt company years. That's saying something.

Their beginning wasn't overly auspicious. In fact, if not for a successful clearance sale at the local ski shop we might never have known the cleverness that is SnorgTees, and frankly, we would have been the worse for it. We'll let them tell you all about it:

We're always on the look-out for shirts that shake things up and make this casual wear something more than just sloppy. These Skin of the City t-shirts remind us of the beauty of a simple all-over design. Our favorites are these prints of ghostly, bare trees. Reminiscent of Northern winters or the circulatory system, this shirt adds interesting detail to an otherwise plain shirt.

We can see it now: This shirt, plus a pair of dark wash jeans or black trousers and a well-structured, neutral-colored jacket on top, preferably military-inspired cutting. The other shirt designs, flattened images of buildings and brick walls stretched across your torso, are pretty cool, but the stunning impact of so many strong little lines do the trick for us.

This isn't the first time we've ooh'd and ahh'd over shirts. Check out these previous StyleList posts about everyone's favorite go-to item: Threadless shirts, geek tees, opinionated tops.

Ah, nerds. We They've come a long way since Revenge of the Nerds- the first one (not parts 2-14 where each consecutive sequel brought greater gains in the fight for nerd rights, but also a never-ending supply of stereotypes and frontal nudity). One need look no further than TV's own "Big Bang Theory" to see how nerds have been acclimated into society. Sociology, people.

NerdyShirts is an online shirt designer and retailer that was made by nerds for nerds, but that won't stop them selling stuff to the rest of you. After all, they are capitalists.

First of all, let us just say that if you're going to the gym and working up a sweat, you have a right to look as bad as you want. If you run farther or lift better wearing your old basketball shorts, that's fine -- we are big believers in hitting the gym to work out, not to win a fashion contest.

However, maybe you're meeting an old friend there (or hoping to meet that cute boy in your spinning class), and you want to look your best. Or, perhaps you just like to look good no matter what you're doing -- there's nothing wrong with that, either, and we can help!

Check out our gallery for a few recent trends in fitnesswear along with a few tips for flattering your figure. Whether you've already achieved your ideal physique or you're hitting the gym for a reason (or 20 "reasons," if you know what we mean), we've got something to help you out!

Psycho Reindeer makes t-shirts and we'll talk about that, but first we should address the company name and figure out what it means. It isn't something to be ignored.

According to the company founder on the Psycho Reindeer website: When we were dating, my lovely wife gave me an old sawdust-stuffed reindeer toy as a Christmas gift. I liked it so much it became the namesake of my t-shirt company.

I believe he meant to say "an old psycho-stuffed reindeer," but regardless, it's still a fun name.

The shirts are even better:

Here's an idea: luxurious base-layer clothing (translation: underwear) that is super comfortable and uses nanotechnology to prevent odor.

Don't go running to the patent office. Pooghe Laundry already did it, and they somehow even made it sexy, too!

Pooghe uses a high tech method called "SmartSilver" that puts silver ions actually in the fabric. When the ions are released, they kill the bacteria from perspiration and voila, no odor.

The line includes men's and women's underwear, long and short sleeve tees, camisoles, socks, tank tops, leggings and compression cold weather apparel, all made from soft Supima cotton. The founder, Steve Monte, manufactures everything in the US, ensuring that all production is sweatshop-free and Fair Trade.

All good things. But really, we all want to see what it looks like on. In the gallery, scantily clad models who we can be sure smell as good as they look.

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Campfire was started by three friends that "shared a sense of humor, a passion for art, and a love of typography. They wanted to wear their hearts on their sleeves." Yes, a love of typography. Beautiful.

Here are some of their creations, heart on the sleeve and picture on the torso:

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

ChoiceShirts is about two things: choice and shirts. We deduced that tidbit before we ever clicked on their website. Yes, we're that good.

Browsing through the many shirts in their online store we created a small selection of the tees that jumped out at us. They aren't necessarily something we'd wear, but we'd definitely gift them:

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Barking Irons apparel label is just plain cool. They make t-shirts with an appreciation of history and art that is seldom found in the world of fashion. They are smart, literate and enjoy a good beer. Where we come from that's called a sweet trifecta.

From the website: The designers at Barking Irons have taken their inspirations from writers such as Walt Whitman and Stephen Crane, Civil War era military uniforms, old American baseball outfits, old New York firemen, and turn-of-the-century fashions. The line has also paid homage to classic American tales such as the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Moby Dick.

American Eagle promises that we will love this dress as much as we love our favorite T and we're inclined to believe them. This dress is just as easy to wear as any tee - with the added bonus that pants are completely optional!

We love the perfect casual vibe of this dress and have decided this will be our new Saturday morning go-to dress. We'd wear this one with black tights or layer it over a long-sleeved tee and skinny jeans (gotta find a way to recycle those!) and go out into the world to run our errands in comfort.

$44.55 at ae.com