We haven’t heard much about the “war on Christmas” in the last few years. That’s a good thing. But the general decline of our culture assaults us everywhere, and Christmas is not immune. So you might say I was shocked, but not really surprised, to see an ad for this sweater on the ESPN site:
I thought I might be misconstruing the message somehow, so I sent an email to the company that sells the sweater, Gamiss, asking what the second word is supposed to be. I got this reply, which I take to confirm my interpretation:
Hi John,
We sell the item as it shows on our website.
Merry Christmas.
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