Bad Sweater Guy: Rare find

The story

Not so long ago, my friend Kevin cleaned out his wardrobe, which, due to his pack rat nature, was crammed with clothes he hadn't worn in more than a decade. Among the discarded were 25 sweaters that can generously be described as "hideous." Or, as one critic put it, "Bill Cosby would not wear this." Kevin's defense? "I worked at Marshalls in North Olmsted, Ohio, during high school and got a 15 percent discount. It was cold. It was the late '80s." The horror, the horror. Click here to see them, but be warned. Your eyes. The burning.

Rare find

Many people think that Bad Sweater Guy collects Bad Sweaters. Not so! All of the Bad Sweaters in my collection were ones I actually wore back in the 1980s and 1990s. I dress better now.

But! Recently I dug through my photo archives and found this spectacularly rare item. It's me with one of my most iconic sweaters -- brand new. Look: The tags are even still on. And check out how happy I look.

At this moment in time Icould have chosen to cast aside this cardigan nightmare. But no. I embraced it fully. And now the rest of the world benefits from my foresight. And pack-rat tendencies.

Whatever. I declare the 2009 Bad Sweater season open. Order my movie and send me photos of your own Bad Sweaters.

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