All tied up!

[matty]

My sister works at a men's clothing store: as in suits, belts, ties, shirts.

The other day she sold a man who was preparing for a wedding a suit, couple of shirts and a tie. She told me that about half and hour or so later, he came back in. As soon as I heard this, I thought this meant trouble. Actually, though, it wasn't to demand a refund, complain or anything else like that.

He came back in because he did not know how to tie his tie! (Now, a bow tie I can understand, but not knowing how to tie an ordinary "business" tie?).

So, my sister "pre-tied" it for him.

Okay, I guess perhaps I am being a bit unfair - I suppose there's heaps of men out there who never have the need to wear a tie. Oh well,

PS. Not sure if this thread is in the right section, but it seemed the best place for it.

[Bright_Star]

That's better than those clip-on ties. They make guys look so dorky...lol

[daleduke17]

I'm one of those guys who cannot tie ties. I have three ties I cannot wear right now, since I can't tie them. :-p Luckily I don't go much of anywhere where a tie is needed and work is casual.

I do have one tie from my VFD dress uniform that I can wear. One of the other firemen (who is an ISP trooper) gave me a breakaway tie. It goes around the neck and has velcro on the back of it underneath the collar (in case a suspect grabs the tie in a fight). I had to modify it a bit, but it fits and looks natural.

[Sylvia727]

My sister wore ties in high school, until Avril Lavigne started copying her. Anyway, she taught me how to tie them, and she'll still re-do her boyfriend's tie if it's sloppy.

Is it a girl thing?

[TNT]

I think I could tie neckties and bowties before I could tie my shoes.

[GolfCart34]

I picked up how to tie a necktie from my dad. He showed me mostly because I needed to wear one with my band uniform back in the day (I'm a chick, btw, for those who don't know).

[king4aday]

some help for those of you who dont know how:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2970_tie-tie.html

LOL

[crazylegs]

I have to wear a clip on for work, as the clip part is the same colour as the rest of the tie it doesn't look too bad, but I can tie a two in hand knot and a windsor.

[Knightmare]

Any man (or woman for that matter) should know how to tie a tie just as well as his shoes. That's just my


But, for those of you that are tie-challenged, there are these zipper ties that work well. Better than clip on!
Check it out

I own 2 of these bad boys. For the days when I need to wear a tie, and am running out of time. Or just don't feel like doing a windsor knot. They look just as good as a "normal" tie.

[Crazeyal]

LOL!

Think that's bad? In the Marines you could go to JAIL for it (out of Uniform) and people STILL came to me begging. I sucked at it, but I guess I just have that kind of face that people just ASK me for stuff.

[hawkchick11]

When my sister got married out in Vegas, my dad pulled a freaking piece of paper out of his suitcase with the instructions (it even had pictures). I still couldn't figure it out. It took me forever to get his tied, and my (now) brother-in-law had to have me tie his too.

Never again.

[Becks]

That's better than those clip-on ties. They make guys look so dorky...lol

They make EVERYONE look dorky.

I have to wear one for job related reasons.

I'm happy, though, that I don't work at the store that uses bow ties.

[Horsetuna]

Seen the new zip-up ties? Apparently you cant' zip them too fast as your shirt gets caught in them.

As well, the guys hav to wear nice red ties at work now due to Christmas, and the mens' department lead, S (My former lead) had to show them all how to die a proper Tie.

[alphaboi]

Seen the new zip-up ties? Apparently you cant' zip them too fast as your shirt gets caught in them.

As well, the guys hav to wear nice red ties at work now due to Christmas, and the mens' department lead, S (My former lead) had to show them all how to die a proper Tie.

I can't tie ties and I won't were them. I have a thick neck (like my father) and can't stand having something tigh around it. I also don't want someone to be able to grab my tie and have it stay attacked to my neck. It's a safety hazzard.

[Jester]

I am one of those men that not only can tie a tie, but has been doing so for a long time and has tied ties for many friends and coworkers. The only catch with me, though, is I have to tie it around my OWN neck, as I can't really tie it on someone else. To do that, I would have to learn how to do it, well, backwards.

I learned how to tie a tie for my dad, but not by him. To wit, the first time I ever wore a tie was for my father's funeral (I was 10) and was taught how to do it by the salesman in the store, who was very kind and patient. Which means that....wait....what? Somehow I have been tying ties for 27 years? Who stole all that damn time!

Um, sorry....where was I? Oh yeah....ties. Even though I have only had a couple of jobs where I had to wear a tie, and even though I plan on never having to wear one again (except for perhaps some high end magic gigs), I still have bunches of ties (20? 30?), more than most would think considering I am for the most part a shorts and t-shirt kind of guy. Hell, I LOVE ties. I love dressing up. And always shock people who think they know me when they see me all cleaned up and GQ'd out. And my ties, generally, are very colorful, yet tasteful. Even the goofy ones. Yes, I do own two smiley face ties. Yes, I somehow make them work. Remember, I am the guy that can go watch powerboat races and barhop with a jester's hat on, and look perfectly normal doing it!