meta-metamedievalism and the post-postmodern condition

“Exoticizing the Otter” over on Cat and Girl:

Spring has sprung, and is even in the air from time to time. Time to refresh one’s hipster T-shirt wardrobe:

C/o TopatoCo: home of fine T-shirts and other Fancy Goods. OTHER VARIOUS FACTS leads to the site’s FAQs—one of the finest around, featuring gems worthy of Michelin “vaut le voyage” status. E.gg. Shipping Things To Colleges and Universities; Customs, Duties, and Taxes (International Orders); and I Don’t Have Any Money

And here’s the cattiness behind the T-Shirt:

Original strip (and comments thereon): Cat and Girl, 18 February 2010

Image at top: Ed. Michael Jungnickl, Norbert Franz. Fantasy Genre Compendium Vol. I: Species, Professions, Gear, Magic and More. Gnomes Hut. “Did you ever get tired of games that only allow playing humans and a handful of “fantasy humanoids”? We have opened up a wild plethora of new creatures, including some beings [...] almost never seen in a roleplaying game before [...]“