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• clothing, reader links

  I think I missed an Ampersand shirt.

  12.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here is another one: And Then I Woke Up.

• clothing, reader links

  Ampersands and Swords

  11.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  People are now putting ampersands on shirts for no reason.

  Perhaps there is a secret reason.
  By Mike Perry sent in by my friend over at wet foot publications.

• clothing, reader links

  A whole bunch of ampersand t-shirts

  11.11.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Take a look at ampertee.com for a pretty wide range of ampersand shirts. Why anyone would want to proudly sport an Arial t-shirt is beyond me. Irony maybe? Also, there are plenty of other ampersand shirts listed here.

• clothing, reader links

  Snakes & Suits

  07.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Ampersand T-Shirts are becoming quite poplular. Maybe I should design some.

  Here is one from Snakes & Suits.

The Ampersand

A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word “et.”

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