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Andrew Bird Challenges My Heterosexuality ... More Indie T-Shirts!

You may remember a few weeks ago when we mentioned bygonebureau.com's line of indie-rock t-shirts that would likely never haunt the shelves of Urban Outfitters (well, never know in the age and demographic of irony). Even if you don't remember, the Bygone Bureau remembers you. Yessir, they've issued a new t-shirt line in which they graciously credit 'Gum readers for a couple titles. Too wit (and your wits): "When we ran out of marginally funny new shirts, we stole them from this excellent comment thread on Stereogum.com." Good job, guys and gals. In honor of the honor and in hopes of some new designs, we're highlighting the Stereo-inspired designs plus the titular tee from above, all after the jump.

"This one was poached from Mrs, whose idea graciously enabled further laziness in the design department. We loved this shirt, as did the geriatric crowd at a Hold Steady show, but when we approached the 22 year-old manager of our t-shirt printer he only said 'what the fuck is a Hold Steady?'"

"Plagiarized gracelessly from Stereogum user Bort, this design, set in lovely Cooper Black against a popular hue of Indie Brown, has become the uniform for Bureau staffers."

And a non-Stereo-reader design we dig:

Hmm, any other names they could've plugged in there? (Note: There are three alternate versions of the Bird tee because sexuality's fluid, yo.)

Ideas for line three? Let's get it started: "Black Kids Are Overrated. The Band, I Mean. Black Kids The Band."

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24 Comments

Let it never be said that fucking around all day on music blogs is in vain....

Posted by: mrs at 10/22/07 11:39 AM | Reply
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No, it's definitely in vain. But it does take a certain skill to do it well, or so I like to tell myself.

I lost my shit for the Garden State one.

Posted by: Moral Debate at 10/22/07 12:05 PM | Reply
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You guys should add these to Emptees

Posted by: Idea at 10/22/07 12:13 PM | Reply
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"I'm With Someone Who Thinks Aimee Mann's 'The Forgotten Arm' Is a Better Album Than 'I'm With Stupid'"

"I went to the Yo La Tengo merch table and all they had was this ironic meta T-shirt"

Posted by: Francis at 10/22/07 12:24 PM | Reply
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"Colin Meloy wrote my Valedictorian speech"

"I wear regular, relaxed-fit BLUE jeans to emo shows"

"Beirut! Not just a Lebanese city anymore"

"Sufjan (pronounced bor-ing)"

"I paid very little for In Rainbows. Sue me."

"I spent my Vampire Weekend in Graceland"

Posted by: kyle at 10/22/07 1:00 PM | Reply
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Thom is my only friend.

Posted by: Sean at 10/22/07 1:18 PM | Reply
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Gold star to kyle.

Posted by: scott at 10/22/07 1:48 PM | Reply
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"half japanese girls do it to me everytime"

Posted by: elton at 10/22/07 2:05 PM | Reply
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I'm bort! check out this song. kanye west samples the knife http://thepopsicle.blogspot.com/2007/10/kanye-west-graduate.html

Posted by: bort at 10/22/07 2:19 PM | Reply
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The Garden State one is fine. I really wish they would make The Hold Steady one, I'd totally wear it.

Posted by: mrs at 10/22/07 2:27 PM | Reply
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kyle, all you're ideas are terribly unfunny.

Posted by: isaac at 10/22/07 2:57 PM | Reply
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"Baby, you get a 9.8 from *my* pitchfork ;)"

Posted by: seth at 10/22/07 3:38 PM | Reply
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Isaac,

I don't get it. Is kyle a band?

Posted by: oh. at 10/22/07 4:05 PM | Reply
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"I made Lily Allen cry"

"I hated Weezer before it was cool"

"Thom Yorke said I don't have to pay you"

"45 pence is the new free"

"Your favorite band sucks because Pitchfork said so"

Posted by: Adam at 10/22/07 5:13 PM | Reply
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"Mr. November"

"Marry me, St. Vincent"

"I'm the drummer in Spencer Krug's 7th band"

"Not a hipster"

"Hipster"

"Kanye already sampled me... sorry"

"Heartbeats > all of Silent Shout"

"I go Ga Ga when we Spoon"

Front: "IT'S UP TO YOU
| ?"
Back: "NO REALLY, IT'S UP TO YOU"

"Galangalangalangah. Where's that?"

"How many Boyz there?"

Posted by: thebestofools at 10/22/07 6:15 PM | Reply
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"I Never Bought The First Killers Album"

Posted by: Adam at 10/22/07 8:10 PM | Reply
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isaac, "terribly"? really? i mean, i don't think they're gangbusters or anything, i was just trying to fit in the style that the website had set. but if you really think they're "terribly unfunny" maybe i'll give it another go. or not. maybe you don't want me to try anymore because my comment on this music blog would be a waste of your time.

scott, proprietor, thank you.

Posted by: kyle at 10/23/07 12:16 AM | Reply
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"what the fuck's a hold steady?"

ahahahaha.
KICK HIM.

Posted by: Lizz at 10/23/07 8:49 AM | Reply
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Kanye is Kan- gay

Posted by: jim at 10/23/07 9:23 AM | Reply
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i think i hate kyle.

Posted by: anonymous at 10/23/07 1:28 PM | Reply
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darn

Posted by: kyle at 10/23/07 1:42 PM | Reply
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"Thom Yorke said I don't have to pay you" is pretty damn funny, but I think the t-shirt I would most likely wear is "what the fuck's a hold steady?"

Posted by: nathan at 10/23/07 6:16 PM | Reply
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elton, i'm hoping your was a jad fair reference. yes!? yes!?

Posted by: Mary at 10/25/07 7:30 PM | Reply
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I'm influenced by Kraftwerk.

Posted by: Jeff at 10/29/07 1:06 PM | Reply
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