February 21st, 2006
How To Tie A Tie
Tying a tie is difficult to master. I think I’ve successfully sort of got it down. I feel really bad for people who have to wear them every day. So uncomfortable, those ties.
Tying a tie is difficult to master. I think I’ve successfully sort of got it down. I feel really bad for people who have to wear them every day. So uncomfortable, those ties.
February 21st, 2006 at 3:58 am
Much to my chagrin, despite being halfway to my third decade of life, I also have yet to learn how to tie a tie.
I own one tie, and it is always tied. I simply loosen it when I’m done, and tighten it back up again when I need it. Which isn’t usually for another few months at least.
February 21st, 2006 at 5:54 am
i think ties are a candidate to worst invention ever. and i mean EVER.
also i own a tie and i had to learn how to tie it *shudders*. fortunately i didn’t have to do it for a few years already (and i hope i never will have to)
February 21st, 2006 at 7:25 am
Good to know im not the only person who feels like he’s about to be led to the gallows the moment you wear a tie
February 21st, 2006 at 7:27 am
Nerd answer : the only interesting tie is a tie-fighter…
Btw got the comic today : the quality is awesome ! Can we have a subscription for the next ones
greetings from Belgium
WaveX
February 21st, 2006 at 7:50 am
Ties are the work of the devil. People have just come to accept that I will never wear a tie to just about any occasion.
February 21st, 2006 at 8:32 am
In college, my brother (who was studying business and finance) used to make fun of me for my chosen fields of study (math/computers) thinking I would never get a job. I told him that I would get a job, and it would be one that I never have to wear a tie at.
Flash forward 10+ years, and I’m right. I can wear sweats to work if I want, and he’s a lawyer, who doesn’t know how to tie ties. I have to pre-tie them for him when he gets new ones (normally for Xmas gifts).
February 21st, 2006 at 8:54 am
As my dear old dad used to say before he left this shitty world: “Never wear anything they can hang you with”
February 21st, 2006 at 9:00 am
I always feel like I’m wearing a leash when I wear a tie. It feels like a handle, making it easier for the Man to drag me down. Bloody business, ties.
February 21st, 2006 at 9:41 am
Marrock Says:
“Never wear anything they can hang you with”
Your father was very wise!
I’m going to use that quote and pass it on to my sons.
February 21st, 2006 at 10:08 am
The only thing i plan on passing down to my offspawn is the lack of chest hair that seems to plague my families y chromosome
February 21st, 2006 at 10:15 am
You can borrow some of mine, Neil.
February 21st, 2006 at 10:18 am
Ties aren’t so bad, once you realize that it’s just a piece of fabric and not a leash…that being said, I’m glad I don’t have to wear one every day.
February 21st, 2006 at 10:50 am
Kids.
February 21st, 2006 at 11:45 am
I have to wear one every day for work, but I don’t have the philosphical objects to it some of you seem to. No, I object to ties because they cost me money for no purpose. Way back in the Middle Ages, a tie was basically a convenient napkin; it had a pattern to cover the grease and gravy stains. Now, it’s just an expensive decoration which (irony cue here) if you get grease or gravy stains on it, you pretty much have to throw it away.
February 21st, 2006 at 11:54 am
It’s just another useless artifact of a useless existence. Utility and function are forsaken at the expense of pomp. Adhere to your useless ideals. Equate Wealth with Worth and suffer the revolution.
February 21st, 2006 at 12:02 pm
That’s probably the biggest thing I hated about my winter working uniform while I was in the Navy, the damn tie. I could deal with an all-wool uniform, but a tie is a bit much.
February 21st, 2006 at 5:13 pm
If you think ties are a bitch to tie, try bow-ties. Proper bow-ties, of course—one of those clip-stuff.
February 21st, 2006 at 5:14 pm
What the hey: WordPress ate the ‘n’ in “none”. Damn dash-replacer…
February 21st, 2006 at 5:23 pm
Listen to you all whining about a tie! Try wearing a bra, nylons, and high heels all at the same time. Men don’t know real discomfort when it comes to attire.
Sorry guys, this thread needed a woman’s perspective. DJ, ‘Bitch Up Dorkus Maximus’ made me laugh out loud! Thanks!
February 21st, 2006 at 5:27 pm
Note…I just reread the comic and I really should pay attention to commas. I thought Bitch Up was a new slang phrase meaning just do it. Still funny though.
February 21st, 2006 at 6:45 pm
FYI: This is where I learned… http://www.tie-a-tie.net/
February 21st, 2006 at 11:41 pm
Clip-on red and white polka-dotted bow-tie.
Only tie I’ll ever wear. Yes I have worn it to a funeral,
but only because I know the guy in the casket would have laughed his ass off at it.
I’m still trying to figure out how to hook up a dremel tool motor to it and get the bitch to spin at 3000 RPM.
If someone farted near me just to be “funny”, I could blow it back into his damned face with hurricane-force winds. Also handy if i get spit at.
February 22nd, 2006 at 9:57 am
Nylons and High Heels are useless to. It’s all for show. Women are all like, I wouldn’t pose nude cuzzed I’d be objectified. Hahaha. Guess What?