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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:31 PM
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Surely I'm not the only man here who can tie a bowtie.
Right?

And I'll have no talk of stuffing me in a locker . . .
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flying rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:32 PM
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1. Don't they just clip on?
:shrug:
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:34 PM
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2. Those, my friend
Those will get you stuffed into a locker!
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flying rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:37 PM
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5. Nice post Redenbacher
:silly:
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 03:14 AM
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19. My BIL used to handle the Orville Redenbacher account...
.
...for his ad agency in S.F. -- Orville made his biggest
fortune in chicken shit for fertilizer. He also developed
an exceptional hybrid of popcorn. Multi-millionaire farmer
from Indiana (I think).
.
My BIL said that as hokey as Orville looked in those old
commercials, the production company doing the shoot would
actually have to dress him UP -- so what you saw was fairly
sophisticated compared to his norm.
.
Also said he was an EXCEPTIONALLY nice person.
.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:36 PM
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3. I can, but I choose not to
Well, I say I can ... At one point I could. I maybe couldn't now :)
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:37 PM
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4. Why would you want to?
With a possible exemption for tuxedos, nothing screams "tool" louder than a bowtie...

Exhibit A:


Your honor, I rest my case.
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Dyedinthewoolliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 02:44 PM
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37. Especially
spots and stripes together....... yuck!
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:38 PM
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6. My father taught me to tie one years ago
My father, a trial lawyer, wore one every day of his working career except when he appeared in Federal courts. He had hundreds of them, most made by my sister. When he passed on, I selected a dozen to my liking and wear them with dignity and a fond memory of him; we had the same neck size.
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:44 PM
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8. Cheers!
:thumbsup:
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:43 PM
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7. It would be a downright shame
to wear a clip-on with a dinner jacket. I know there are tools who wear them, but a knotted tie worn well does not a tool make.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:53 PM
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9. I would think that
you could make anything you wear look stylish. :hi:
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:54 PM
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10. Thanks!
I'm smiling now!
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nickinSTL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:54 PM
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11. you're on your own there
I can barely manage a standard tie (I generally have to refer to instructions on the web or have my wife do it), but I have no interest in wearing a bow tie.

However, I do have a friend from college who is quite fond of them. :shrug:
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:56 PM
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12. They are a dern sight trickier to accomplish.
:)
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:57 PM
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13. I can. I like them better than the standard nooses. If I go to dinner
in a bow tie, I'm pretty sure I won't be sucking soup off the tie after it flops into the bowl
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 10:00 PM
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14. That's a huge advantage
In addition, they don't trail on the counter at the sink!

I'm glad to have found another who can! :toast:
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 10:07 PM
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15. And here's a tip from the old time machinists:
never fuckin ever do lathe work while wearin a standard tie :banghead:

so, there it is: bowties rule! :toast:
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 10:11 PM
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16. Point, set, match!
:thumbsup:
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Mopar151 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 01:49 AM
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18. Tuck it into your shirt!
And PAY THE FUCK ATTENTION!
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 02:46 PM
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38. That's from the "Oh crap! I cut off another finger! Well, I have seven left" school
of machinists, isn't it?
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mulsh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 10:23 PM
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17. I can tie a bow tie and wear bow ties when ever I need to wear a tie
I started years ago, long before that tool on CNN learned to ask an intern to tie his.

My bow ties used to really annoy one of my former employers. a lot. fortunately for me I was very good at what he employed me to do.

I have a fairly large collection of bow ties most of which I picked up a thrift stores.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 09:30 AM
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20. I don't know whether CMW can tie a bowtie, but I do know this:
:loveya:

:hug:

:*
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 08:57 PM
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47. Heidi!
:loveya:
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Schema Thing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 09:34 AM
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21. I can't, but only because it's quite impossible


I suspect anyone who says they can of lying :)
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:05 AM
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22. and don't call me Shirley
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:14 AM
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23. I refuse to wear any kind of Croatian self-strangulation device.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:32 AM
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28. Then don't expect your date to wear stockings and women's shoes. nt
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:37 AM
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29. I never did.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:59 AM
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31. Excellent. I HATE seeing folks out on dates and he's in a polo shirt
jeans and boating shoes and she's in a polyester dress, stockings and high heels.

Keep the faith!
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 02:49 PM
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39. A gentleman in that position always graciously offers to help the woman remove her stockings!
Don't they teach etiquette in the schools anymore? :shrug:
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MrsMatt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:18 AM
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24. My husband does
in fact, he rarely wears standard ties any more. He prefers the bow tie - he's a costume desginer, and feels he needs to look the part.
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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:24 AM
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25. You're correct.
I've got a few. If you can tie your shoes, you can tie a bow tie.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:31 AM
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26. Good on you! Lay down the law! nt
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:31 AM
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27. Unless it is on a tux, I have no interest in wearing a bowtie.
Well, that's not entirely accurate. There is the annual Pee Wee Herman convention.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 10:58 AM
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30. Into the locker with you!




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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 03:11 PM
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43. Okay, you asked for it....






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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 03:49 PM
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44. Well played!
I have worn a bowtie pin on my lapel.

During the 1988 presidential campaign, I worked for the late Sen. Paul Simon. Paul was an awesome guy who was one of the few men of his generation who could rock a bowtie!
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 07:27 PM
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46. Simon was a BIG guy! That surprised me when I saw him. Go Sox! nt
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 08:59 PM
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48. Okay. I would probably assist you with stuffing a couple of these into a locker.
:P
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 12:42 PM
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32. How did men ever get suckered into wearing any kind of necktie at all?
It's beyond stupid.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 02:54 PM
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40. Women's clothes are FAR worse to wear. nt
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 02:59 PM
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41. I wouldn't argue with that. Men's are much easier to buy also.
I would have thought men would have ditched neckties when women got rid of all the corsets and petticoats they used to willingly wear.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 03:04 PM
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42. It's still the clothes designed to fit only models, the stockings, the narrow shoes with
high heels, polyester fabrics, etc.

I sweat like crazy in women's clothes. I shop in the men's dept. whenever possible.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 12:48 PM
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33. I never could, but then again I never had to
Edited on Wed May-12-10 12:49 PM by Taverner
Mark my words, however, Matt Smith will bring back the bowtie and make it cool!
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Touchdown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 12:54 PM
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34. Not me. But I'm damn quick with socks, wrists and bedposts.
:evilgrin:
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 09:08 PM
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49. You'll go far without a bowtie . . .
:thumbsup:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 01:50 PM
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35. Maybe you're just the only one who ever has occasion to tie one.
:shrug:
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 01:52 PM
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36. I have no need to learn how to tie a bowtie.
And I can't think of a time when I'll need to know how. :shrug:
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-10 03:52 PM
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45. I learned when I got my first job waiting tables.
Edited on Wed May-12-10 03:54 PM by GoneOffShore
Many years ago.

And no, I'm not telling how many years ago.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 12:27 AM
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50. I can tie a bowtie.
It's not that tough...
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