Neckties at the convention.
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 12:51 last edited by
I tie a half windsor. As with so many things on X, the person is full of it.
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 12:53 last edited by
Full Windsor > Half Windsor
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 12:58 last edited by
Full does start to get bulky.
I wore a tie yesterday. The knot was tight and crisp. And I don't wear expensive ties. Several of mine are Schlax & Wing.
https://www.shlaxwing.com/product-category/neckties/
If I wore one all the time, I would buy better ones, but they do fine for occasional wear.
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Full does start to get bulky.
I wore a tie yesterday. The knot was tight and crisp. And I don't wear expensive ties. Several of mine are Schlax & Wing.
https://www.shlaxwing.com/product-category/neckties/
If I wore one all the time, I would buy better ones, but they do fine for occasional wear.
wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 13:14 last edited by -
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 13:19 last edited by
I can't remember the last time I wore a tie, but I do know it was, and always has been, a half Windsor. That's what I was taught and I see no reason to deviate.
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I can't remember the last time I wore a tie, but I do know it was, and always has been, a half Windsor. That's what I was taught and I see no reason to deviate.
wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 13:38 last edited by@Mik said in Neckties at the convention.:
I can't remember the last time I wore a tie, but I do know it was, and always has been, a half Windsor. That's what I was taught and I see no reason to deviate.
No "Meatball".
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 14:46 last edited by
Same. You can also make it meatier or not based on how tight you pull it.
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 15:04 last edited by
The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
I was only joking
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 15:11 last edited by
Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?
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Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?
wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 17:05 last edited by Doctor Phibes@Aqua-Letifer said in Neckties at the convention.:
Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?
I haven't worn a tie since 1997 except to funerals.
I still wear a bowler hat as it tends to produce a conditioned fawning response in the native population. They'll do anything for you around here if you wear a bowler and give them shiny things whilst talking with a nice accent.
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wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 17:57 last edited by
But the tie completes the image.
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The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 20:12 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Neckties at the convention.:
The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
I have to wear the extra long length ties.
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Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?
wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 20:14 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Neckties at the convention.:
Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your
bowlercowboy hats andwalking sticksgun canes, too?Don't you?...
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Neckties at the convention.:
Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your
bowlercowboy hats andwalking sticksgun canes, too?Don't you?...
wrote on 23 Aug 2024, 20:39 last edited by@Jolly said in Neckties at the convention.:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Neckties at the convention.:
Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your
bowlercowboy hats andwalking sticksgun canes, too?Don't you?...
Actually yeah, if I had a gun cane I'd absolutely go everywhere with it.
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The knot is named after the infamous Nazi sympathizer the Duke of Windsor, formally Edward VIII, and as such should really be renamed The half-Hitler.
If you think I'm exaggerating, take a look at this picture, where Edward is very clearly checking out Adolf's neck-tie....
wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 16:57 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Neckties at the convention.:
The knot is named after the infamous Nazi sympathizer the Duke of Windsor, formally Edward VIII, and as such should really be renamed The half-Hitler.
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The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 17:13 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Neckties at the convention.:
The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
The other way to deal with that issue is to be tall. Or fat.
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wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 17:15 last edited by jon-nyc 9 Jan 2024, 17:16
I wear a tie maybe 20-30 times a year. Board meetings, Congress, FDA/NIH, or at scientific conferences, especially if I speak.
Funny thing is that by the end of my time at Credit Suisse I almost never wore them. Now in non-profit I do.
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wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 19:34 last edited by
When I had a real job, I wore the tie everyday. After around 2001 very few others wore one. When I left in 2006, I was still wearing one most days.
A collar is required now on the golf course.
But for the rest of the day, it is either a gray t-shirt or a dark-gray t-shirt.
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wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 22:52 last edited by
I guess I’ll go to my grave without generating a strong opinion about tie knots. I’m wearing one tonight for a wedding though.
