Internet References On Your Clothes

No, this is not the end of English grammar as we know it. The popular web site, I Can Has Cheezburger, a humor site first launched in 2007, has a companion shop featuring their increasingly popular, mostly harmless brand of internet humor on t-shirts.

ICHC typically features an array of user-captioned images of cats and other animals in humorous situations or with strange expressions. Most captions are written in a particular brand of bad grammar sometimes known as lolspeak. The lol part comes from the web abbreviation for Laugh Out Loud, used since the 90's. One can conclude that if cats spoke or typed, they might come up with many of these statements themselves.

The more popular or iconic images have made their way onto t-shirts available at the site, transitioning from the web to the street in surprising numbers. Many of their 'Shirt of the Day' featured items sell out, leaving followers of the site wanting more. Some t-shirts are already in reprints, testament to the demand for clothes with internet references.

With text like 'I made you a cookie...but I eated it' and 'Firefocks has Crashed and needs cuddles', it's easy to see the appeal of the silliness of these shirts. They represent a sharp break from the typical t-shirt humor seen on the streets. Some may be bizarre or even irreverent, but few are offensive. Both of those popular examples are sold out, by the way.

The Lolmart, the ICHC shop, is also associated with the well-known, if less friendly Failblog and with other sites in the Cheezburger Network. Clothing with these sites' logos are also available there.