Mr. Potts' 2016 Letter at Christmas is more serious than most of his letters at Christmas. Men’s underwear is a gravely under-examined, little discussed Christmas topic. Yet Mr. Potts finds that many of the world’s worse problems derive from ill-fitting or poorly constructed underwear for men. He proves his point by examining some of the wardrobe malfunctions of Vladimir Putin and the historical dilemma Napoleon faced with his underwear on the eve of his fateful defeat at Waterloo.
His letter at Christmas then takes a personal turn this year as Mr. Potts shares with his readers a personality anomaly that has led to a painful decision to seek psychological counseling. He does this for the same reasons he shares with the public other aspects of his private life, a sincerely altruistic wish to further the advancement of mankind without any desire for personal gain or advancement, beyond the occasional $.99 purchase of this letter, which he uses to fund next year’s letter, his readers apparently failing to understand that a few more purchases would result in a better, higher quality letter at Christmas.
His letter at Christmas then takes a personal turn this year as Mr. Potts shares with his readers a personality anomaly that has led to a painful decision to seek psychological counseling. He does this for the same reasons he shares with the public other aspects of his private life, a sincerely altruistic wish to further the advancement of mankind without any desire for personal gain or advancement, beyond the occasional $.99 purchase of this letter, which he uses to fund next year’s letter, his readers apparently failing to understand that a few more purchases would result in a better, higher quality letter at Christmas.
