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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