Techcrunch reported today that tshirthell.com is closing its doors.. for good. Tis a sad day for the interwebs when such an iconic 'free speech' sites decides to close its doors.

Oh well, it does look like Sunshine made enough coin to keep life interesting and has held out on selling the company for what probably would be a couple of million.

tshirthell.com owner, Sunshine Megatron, who gave away $25,000 on givemeaname.com to the person who came up with his new name, writes

I’m done. I’m finished. I can’t take the stupidity anymore, so I’m leaving and I’m taking my website with me. As of Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009, T-Shirt Hell will be no more.

No, I’m not selling out to some douchebag corporate entity. No, we’re not being sued by any of the over 40 companies that have sent us cease and desists over the years. No, I’m not going to jail (yet) and no, it’s not because of the economy. Although, the recent dip in sales certainly does make the idea easier to accept, even though we still sell over 3000 shirts a week.

I started this company in June of 2001, nearly 8 years ago, with the intention of producing the best satirical, the most controversial, the funniest t-shirts on the internet. Generally speaking, I feel I’ve accomplished that and am satisfied with what we’ve put out. I made a shitload of dough along the way. I’ve done cocaine off the better body parts of supermodels. I’ve even raped and killed a mountain panda in the hills of Shaanxi. But these perks are besides the point.

Read Sunshine's full letter here.