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25. Um...excuse me...Hi! (Returning your polite greeting) Occasionally someone on DU just....

Sat Sep 23, 2023, 02:59 PM

Sep 2023

....makes my day with a comment that gives me hope that kindness and respect will eventually win out in this world. You, sir, have done that today. I'm moving you up to the top of my list of favorite folks on this website.

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On the subject of neckties, a quote from Linda Ellerbee that I just love: [View all] niyad Sep 2023 OP

Haven't worn a tie since my early 30's... MiHale Sep 2023 #1

we look forward to your return to society!! niyad Sep 2023 #4

Great to see your postings. erronis Sep 2023 #13

If you're referring to my being in prison... MiHale Sep 2023 #47

LOL! 2naSalit Sep 2023 #80

Oh, my, goodness. Perfect. Biophilic Sep 2023 #2

they wear ties to cover the buttons on the shirt. demigoddess Sep 2023 #54

Who knew buttons were bad. We women do all sorts of things with buttons. Biophilic Sep 2023 #65

OK, but just so we don't end up with........ MyOwnPeace Sep 2023 #59

Lol sheshe2 Sep 2023 #3

Maybe it's symbolism..they'd rather tie a knot Deuxcents Sep 2023 #5

more than likely. niyad Sep 2023 #7

One of the mysteries of all times. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2023 #6

Great line and the question remains: Why knot? yonder Sep 2023 #8

Snicker niyad Sep 2023 #12

Um...excuse me...Hi! Aristus Sep 2023 #9

My Dear Aristus, you are, as ever, absolutely one of a very special, and best, kind. niyad Sep 2023 #11

I love getting dressed up for a night on the town. Aristus Sep 2023 #17

Most impressive. Would love to see pics of the jackets??? niyad Sep 2023 #19

If I can figure a way to upload them. Aristus Sep 2023 #26

Do you ever read any site that uses Disqus for comments? soldierant Sep 2023 #48

Postimage A HERETIC I AM Sep 2023 #60

I use Imgur. It's easy, free, and trouble free. NBachers Sep 2023 #69

This sounds like one of my grandsons catchnrelease Sep 2023 #41

+1 2naSalit Sep 2023 #81

Beautiful! And I would wager that you address your clients as Sir or Ma'am. fierywoman Sep 2023 #14

I don't actually. I usually address them by their first names. Aristus Sep 2023 #20

Have you ever tied your tie like these? They make ties look even better MagickMuffin Sep 2023 #15

In some of the novels I read set in Regency and Victorian times, the descriptions of the cravats niyad Sep 2023 #22

Beau Brummel used to complain that it took him an hour to make his cravat Aristus Sep 2023 #29

Speaking of bow ties--I was just watching an episode of "Gaudy Night", the third niyad Sep 2023 #34

I'll have to see if we can watch that on our streaming service. Aristus Sep 2023 #37

I have been watching them just on youtube. Strong Poison, Have His Carcass, Gaudy Night. niyad Sep 2023 #38

I haven't. Those look great! I don't know if I have the skill to tie it like that. Aristus Sep 2023 #23

I Used The One On The Upper Left ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #57

I usually go for a half-Windor, and I had it down to muscle memory by the time Aristus Sep 2023 #68

I have to send this to my grandson! catchnrelease Sep 2023 #42

I love ties! betsuni Sep 2023 #24

Um...excuse me...Hi! (Returning your polite greeting) Occasionally someone on DU just.... EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #25

That's very kind. Thank you! Aristus Sep 2023 #30

You're welcome. Your take on colorful ties and pajamas in the movie theater also match my..... EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #39

I'm a fifty-five year-old Gen X-er, military veteran, reformed Republican Aristus Sep 2023 #45

Nice. Even better. Again, you've made my day. EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #51

Great explanation for this SoCal surfer turned P.E. teacher. Not a lot of neck-ties in my group. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2023 #27

You don't sound like a square to me. 3catwoman3 Sep 2023 #31

Your outfit sounds lovely, and I'm sure you'll be lovely in it. Aristus Sep 2023 #33

I considered it a major triumph when... 3catwoman3 Sep 2023 #77

I've got shirts of every color of the rainbow. Aristus Sep 2023 #79

I, too, group my hang up clothes by color, although... 3catwoman3 Sep 2023 #86

Intrigued! Sock Fancy? I gotta go take a look! calimary Sep 2023 #85

If you are getting compliments like soldierant Sep 2023 #44

The best compliment I ever received (other than from my wife) was at the opera one night. Aristus Sep 2023 #49

I know that we are all responsible for our own actions soldierant Sep 2023 #71

When wearing ties became a "thing of the past" I personally felt liberated. NNadir Sep 2023 #10

I change my tie every week. I use both sides to wipe my mouth and nose. erronis Sep 2023 #16

I remember reading, years ago, that neckties actually evolved from men wearing their napkins around niyad Sep 2023 #18

One other thing I don't understand--besides neckties, men wear a button-up shirt and a jacket, while housecat Sep 2023 #21

You do know that soldierant Sep 2023 #46

Yes, and threatened is the right word housecat Sep 2023 #64

She certainly meant it as a threat. soldierant Sep 2023 #72

Johnson's view Nasruddin Sep 2023 #28

One day my three year old son came walking in with a jump rope tied around his neck cutroot Sep 2023 #32

Most workplaces have stopped requiring ties. Duppers Sep 2023 #35

I despise them. Ties that is. Always have. paleotn Sep 2023 #36

If I had Thousand-Dollar suits JoseBalow Sep 2023 #40

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Sep 2023 #63

Thanks! JoseBalow Sep 2023 #73

Sometimes makes a difference Seinan Sensei Sep 2023 #43

I always wore suits and sometimes scarves when teaching. I spooky3 Sep 2023 #50

That puts things into perspective. nt delisen Sep 2023 #52

i wear a bolo AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 #53

I generally don't wear ties except for a job I worked for 35 years. BMW2020RT Sep 2023 #55

Long time ago, multigraincracker Sep 2023 #56

I knew a freak who went to work in a yellow tie over a red shirt Warpy Sep 2023 #62

Funny story - At the convention center here in San Diego there were two conventions AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2023 #58

And so it goes Warpy Sep 2023 #61

Frank Zappa used to call Ellerbee 90-percent Sep 2023 #66

Linda Ellerbee is one of my favorite people in the news business. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2023 #67

Stuffed-Shirts-Matter czarjak Sep 2023 #70

Like the posting republianmushroom Sep 2023 #74

Congratulations on your 10,000 post milestone. niyad Sep 2023 #82

good one treestar Sep 2023 #75

I first saw her on a show she co-hosted with Lloyd Dobbins about forty years ago. Xavier Breath Sep 2023 #76

Back in the 90s we were told that wearing a necktie boosts one's IQ by 10 points in PatrickforB Sep 2023 #78

Well, there you have it. Men *can't* run the world... malthaussen Sep 2023 #83

Great quote moniss Sep 2023 #84