Neckties at the convention.

[George K]

I always tied a half-Windsor.

[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....

[Jolly]

I tie a half windsor. As with so many things on X, the person is full of it.

[Axtremus]

Full Windsor > Half Windsor

[Jolly]

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.

[Axtremus]

@Jolly said in Neckties at the convention.:

And I don't wear expensive ties.

Hold my beer ...

[Mik]

@Axtremus

[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.

[George K]

@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".

[89th]

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

[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.

[Aqua Letifer]

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

[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.

[George K]

But the tie completes the image.

[Jolly]

@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.

[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?...

[Aqua Letifer]

@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.

[George K]

@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:

[jon-nyc]

@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.

[jon-nyc]

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.