Thursday, July 16, 2009

Ugly Winter Sweaters

What can we say about these things? They tend to show up in the back of our closets and just hang there. Should the time arise to find one for the season, we go groping through what's there to find one we can possibly handling wearing for one day. Appropriate or not, it's all we can do to wear these Ugly Sweaters to any such occasion. Their either too bulky or filled with all this different type of wool thread that's scratchy and itchy.
What's even worse is those brand tags in the back neck areas. One time of laundering and they are stiff and can irritate the toughest of necks. I've been given several Ugly Christmas Sweaters as presents and manage to make the giver feel they had done a good thing. You feel like walking to the nearest trash bin and tossing it in. But you take it home, just in case the person asks how you like their present.
The poor men in this world get these things, almost every Christmas. It's just the thing to give to someone who you want to impress. How about a big bright green one with all the shiny balls attached? I've seen some really gross Mens Ugly Sweaters in the office during the winter time. There's no way these guys could have looked in the mirror before leaving the house for work. If they saw what they looked like in that thing, they would laugh at themselves.
Do everyone a favor and forget that Christmas sweater this year. Unless it's a funny one with lots of ribbons, bells, and balls.