# Things called It **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198 "2018-04-27T00:24:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Egnu\_Cledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@Egnu\_Cledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egnu_Cledge)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/41 "2018-04-29T03:41:39Z")
There’s Alien Sex Fiend’s _“It” the Album_, which also implored you to [Do It Right](https://youtu.be/Crs-nDS5PqM). You might also enjoy [THING](https://ssldrecords.bandcamp.com/track/itchy-boy), the band. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/42 "2018-04-29T03:56:58Z")
[It had to be You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UnQOfPwZfs) [One Thing Leads to Another](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHYIGy1dyd8) [Thing One and Thing Two](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJFlSYQn9kk) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/43 "2018-04-29T04:30:42Z")
Not a work of fiction, but my late mother used to speak fondly of a frozen treat from her childhood, called _“It’s It.”_ ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/44 "2018-04-29T05:01:33Z")
Not a name, but… [It’s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=063jQAM6N8I) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/45 "2018-04-29T06:37:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Not a work of fiction, but my late mother used to speak fondly of a frozen treat from her childhood, called _“It’s It.”_ They still sell [“It”](https://www.itsiticecream.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/46 "2018-04-29T07:26:50Z")
From a Seinfeld episode, Elaine is describing the end of her date with a friend of Jerry’s: Elaine: “He took it out.” Jerry: “He what?” Elaine: “He took…” (cleans glasses) “it out.” Jerry: “He took what out?” Elaine: “_It_.” Jerry: “He took _it_ out?” Elaine: “Yesiree, Bob.” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/47 "2018-04-29T07:40:12Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > They still sell [“It”](https://www.itsiticecream.com/). Yeah, I’ve been seeing them in the supermarket lately. I wasn’t sure if they had been resurrected or had been around continuously. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/48 "2018-04-29T13:23:17Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Andy Warhol called Edie Sedgewick the _IT_ girl. I recalled there was a Wikipedia page about [It girls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_girl)\* and noted it had a link to a page about “[It bags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Bag)”. I.e., the current hot handbag. Are there also “It shoes”, “It dresses”, etc.? And what about “It boys”??? - Not to be confused with the 2002 documentary _[It Girls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Girls)_. From one review: “You have rarely seen such a collection of vacuous and tiresome people.” So I guess “It” isn’t “It” anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/49 "2018-04-29T13:54:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ecks](#): > > Ok, now how many Things are there? The Thing from the Fantastic Four, Thing from The Addams Family, The Thing from another World… > [@Gyrate](#): > > 1970s’ joke: > > Q. What do monsters eat? > A. Things. > > Q. What do monsters drink? > A. Coke. Because things go better with Coke. > > If we’re expanding this to “Things”, you gotta start with The Thing (the shapeshifting one in Antarctica) in its various incarnations. Also Man-Thing and Swamp-Thing for your basic shambling horrors. > > And then maybe we can move on to Them, including giant ants and the kids from “Good Omens”. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > as for “Things” (some already mentioned), there’s **The Thing from Another World** (three movies, not to mention comic books and tie-in stories) > > **the Thing** from Fantastic four > > **The Thing** in **Godzilla vs. The Thing** , which turns out to be Mothra. > > **the Thing** the desert attraction in Dragoon Arizona – [The Thing (roadside attraction) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(roadside_attraction)) > > and there’s The Thing in the movie **Backdraft** : > [http://www.humanehollywood.org/index.php/movie-archive/item/backdraft](http://www.humanehollywood.org/index.php/movie-archive/item/backdraft) It’s called Thing. This thread is about things called It. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/50 "2018-04-29T14:26:19Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > From one review: “You have rarely seen such a collection of vacuous and tiresome people.” So I guess “It” isn’t “It” anymore. And what _is_ it is weird and scary. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/51 "2018-04-29T21:48:34Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > ISTR something called _The IT Crowd_. A singularly marvelous television programme, by the way. (Not about an “it,” though–about an information technology department of a very silly corporation.) ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/52 "2018-04-30T10:40:12Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Not a work of fiction, but my late mother used to speak fondly of a frozen treat from her childhood, called _“It’s It.”_ Is THAT was Faith No More was singing about? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/53 "2018-05-01T02:57:19Z")
How about “The _Thing_ You Do!” ? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-called-it/813198/54 "2018-05-01T03:07:54Z")
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