Maryland looks a whole lot like Massachusetts on this Walmart T-shirt

Massachusetts and Maryland have a bunch in common—great seafood, colonial history, a love of football—but the shapes of the two states aren’t alike by any stretch of the mind. That’s why a Russell Athletic T-shirt reportedly being sold at Walmart, according to The Washington Post, has people scratching their heads.

Last year, this Twitter user pointed out a mistake on a Maryland Terrapins T-shirt that mistook the outline of Massachusetts for Maryland:

Someone please tell me why Walmart has a shirt that says "terps" in the outline of the state of Massachusetts pic.twitter.com/TQRfvdqbE9

— Victoria Owens (@Victoria_Owens8) July 13, 2015

One year later, based on a Twitter user’s tweet below, it appears that the V-neck shirt still occupies Walmart racks at a Walmart location in Severn, Maryland, despite the blatant geography error. What’s even more confounding is one Walmart representative’s explanation to that Twitter user:

Dear @Walmart I want to inform you that you're selling UMD shirts with the state of Massachusetts on them. pic.twitter.com/RjzK4CdOHH

— Samantha Ficco (@Samficco) March 30, 2016

@Samficco The state of Maryland is shaped to dip down on the right hand side which includes the word "Terps" for the team. -Marie

— Walmart (@Walmart) March 31, 2016

@Samficco On the map, MA and MD are shaped somewhat similarly with the exception of that dip. Thanks for reaching out, Samantha! -Marie

— Walmart (@Walmart) March 31, 2016

Russell Athletic did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Update 4/4/2016 3:45 p.m.: Walmart’s Twitter account has once again responded to Twitter user @Samficco’s original tweet:

@Samficco We’re so embarrassed we may never stick our head out of our shell again! Thanks for guiding this lost Terrapin back to MD! -Sonny

— Walmart (@Walmart) April 4, 2016

Update 4/4/2016 5:01 p.m.:

Scott Markley, a spokesperson for Walmart, said: “We are working with Russell Athletic to determine how this happened and in the meantime are removing the shirt from our stores. We understand the pride Marylanders feel for the Terps, and apologize for the mistake.”