I can tie a tie. I can't tell anyone how to though.
Can you tie a tie?
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You know what's really nice? A girl who knows how to do a tie up "in reverse" i.e. able to do your tie up for you while you're wearing it. For some reason I find it the absolutest sweetest cutest thing when a girl does that for me. Makes me want to kiss them right there and then.
Don't women usually tell men to sit down, then back up to them and do the tie on their back -like they would an apron...
^ Even Fred Flintstone in your av can tie a tie. Any man who can't belongs beyond the Stone Age, back in some kind of primordial soup.
Today's effort, since I have a snap handy:
Nice.
Call me a reactionary, but I think a suit without a tie looks bad.
A jacket without a tie? Okay. But not a suit.
And a suit with a t-shirt?
Jesus Christ--you'd think it would kill some people to dress up a little.
Don't women usually tell men to sit down, then back up to them and do the tie on their back -like they would an apron...
Not in my experience. My Mom tied my ties, before I learned how, and she always did them up from the front.
I've just never untied a tie so I never really learned how to tie one again. I probably should, especially if I am getting into the business field.
Not in my experience. My Mom tied my ties, before I learned how, and she always did them up from the front.Don't women usually tell men to sit down, then back up to them and do the tie on their back -like they would an apron...You know what's really nice? A girl who knows how to do a tie up "in reverse" i.e. able to do your tie up for you while you're wearing it. For some reason I find it the absolutest sweetest cutest thing when a girl does that for me. Makes me want to kiss them right there and then.
I don't think I've ever had a girl tie up my tie from behind. Not sexy. Well, I guess it depends what exactly's going on, but you get my drift...
No, no, the cuteness-overload I was referring to was when they're tied from the front.
But... but... I only use them as an ironic comment on the total uselessness and ugliness of ALL ties! -Mo-om I need to keep them!
Maybe, just maybe, they should be the first ones on the bonfire
You can keep the musical socks though
Maybe, just maybe, they should be the first ones on the bonfire
You can keep the musical socks though
Nah - they're useful for winding people up at work and sometimes that's the only way to get through the day
Oh ok then
But as long as they are sooooo bad they're good
Oh ok then
*Phew*
*Beige alarm OFF*
That is the whole idea about having a collection of musical christmas ties!
They have to be just as tasteless as the rest of the season decorations
No, but I am learning. I literally never had to wear a tie for like 35 years. I never went to weddings or funerals. The only job I had where I had to wear one as part of the uniform they gave us clip-ons. However lately I have had to go on formal job interviews and fancy occasions with my girlfriend so I am trying to learn. I still can't do it from memory, every time I have to wear one I have to find a youtube video that tells you how. I always get totally bogged down at one of the later steps. Even with the video the knot comes out looking a little lopsided. I think I am going to pre-tie a couple of them and leave one to practice on.
A four-in-hand will always be lop-sided, that's part of its more casual charm. A half-windsor, slightly less so but still asymmetric; a windsor will be symmetrical if done right.
Other knot variations will have variable degrees of symmetry. Don't worry about lopsidedness - rather look at whether the result is aesthetically pleasing to your eye or not.
Everyone prefers a slightly different size, tightness and symmetry.
And they like different tie-knots too...
My personal antagonism towards ties largely stems from the fact that I went to a private school as a lad and had to wear a tie every day which I was not exactly thrilled about.
Despite having to do this throughout highschool, I cannot actually tie a tie. Mine were all pre-tied by my dad and I just loosened and tightened them as required... and I think I still have some of my old ties in my closet somewhere, still in a pre-tied state!
Despite having to do this throughout highschool, I cannot actually tie a tie. Mine were all pre-tied by my dad and I just loosened and tightened them as required... and I think I still have some of my old ties in my closet somewhere, still in a pre-tied state!
Somewhere, a tear rolls down Holdfast's cheek.
That world should be in the dictionary.
Nice tie, Holdfast.
Can I tie a tie?
I wore one 5 days a week for 10 years. Kept wearing one even after the company decided that ties were no longer mandatory because by that point, I owned thirty of them along with 21-24 long sleeved dress shirts. Since a properly pressed dress shirt looks horrid without a tie, I still wore them.
I can do botht he half-windsor and the full windsor. When I do a half-windsor, the tie's length never comes out right the first try. With the full windsor, it's perfect 90% of the time.
Can I tie a tie?
I wore one 5 days a week for 10 years. Kept wearing one even after the company decided that ties were no longer mandatory because by that point, I owned thirty of them along with 21-24 long sleeved dress shirts. Since a properly pressed dress shirt looks horrid without a tie, I still wore them.
I can do botht he half-windsor and the full windsor. When I do a half-windsor, the tie's length never comes out right the first try. With the full windsor, it's perfect 90% of the time.
I guess I failed, I'm 33 and can't tie a tie. I only ever wear one every few years at a wedding or funeral, never any other time.
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