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  • MikM Offline
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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.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      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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      @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".

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Same. You can also make it meatier or not based on how tight you pull it.

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        • Doctor PhibesD Online
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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.

          I was only joking

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            Aqua Letifer
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            Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?

            Please love yourself.

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            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

              Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?

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              @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.

              I was only joking

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              • George KG Offline
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                But the tie completes the image.

                image.jpeg

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  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.

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                  @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.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                    Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler hats and walking sticks, too?

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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Neckties at the convention.:

                    Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler cowboy hats and walking sticks gun canes, too?

                    Don't you?...

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Neckties at the convention.:

                      Who the fuck wears ties anymore? Y'all go out with your bowler cowboy hats and walking sticks gun canes, too?

                      Don't you?...

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                      @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 bowler cowboy hats and walking sticks gun canes, too?

                      Don't you?...

                      Actually yeah, if I had a gun cane I'd absolutely go everywhere with it.

                      Please love yourself.

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        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....

                        image.png

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                        @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.

                        Thread:

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                          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.

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                          @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.

                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                          -Cormac McCarthy

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                            #20

                            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.

                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                              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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                                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.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  #23

                                  Mrs GK would have loved this meal. The meats were all but dehydrated.

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                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.

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                                      @jon-nyc said in Neckties at the convention.:

                                      It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.

                                      Mrs. George would love it...

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        @jon-nyc said in Neckties at the convention.:

                                        It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.

                                        Mrs. George would love it...

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                                        @George-K said in Neckties at the convention.:

                                        @jon-nyc said in Neckties at the convention.:

                                        It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.

                                        Mrs. George would love it...

                                        For good reason

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                                        • CopperC Copper

                                          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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                                          @Copper said in Neckties at the convention.:

                                          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.

                                          When I was in consulting we wore ties until deep into the dot com era when it suddenly became uncool. Then when the bubble burst we all put our suits and ties back on. First the managing partner did, next day the rest of us did. There was never a memo about any of this.

                                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                          -Cormac McCarthy

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