Jackets and ties were de rigeur when I was working for a great metropolitan bank in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ’90s, even for back office geeks who never faced the public. After a decade in which I was mostly in advertising agencies (where showing up in an unstained T-shirt and unripped jeans constituted going formal), I found myself at a financial management company where suits are encouraged—but nobody seems to care whether one wears a tie with them. I have a rack of ties I haven’t worn except to funerals since the turn of the millennium.
So I think ties are on their way out. Hell, even Dilbert hasn’t worn one in years.
Spaetzle probably has 5 different color shirts, 5 identical pairs of pants, 3 pairs of shoes, to go with the aforementioned socks, and the 30 ties for the work week. Be interesting to see what he wears on the weekends. May not be ‘pretty,’ but interesting.
Now in my eighth decade, I no longer own a suit, dress shirt, or dress shoes. Dumped them when I thankfully left the classroom 22 years ago. However, I did keep 3 or 4 ties of different widths and designs to remember the great times in our family.
Principal Spaetzel is truly the best! I too have many, many ties. And, in regards to socks…. well, I have a few versions, but it is limited to batches so that they are easier to match most of the time.
rotating thru ties – I have about 26 different colored flower clips I wear in my hair – I color coordinate my tops with my flower clips. Regardless of whether I am dressed for work or in tee-shirts. I figure there are lots of large, senior citizen, white women out there and I want to stand out! :o) It works! I am usually remembered when I return to a store, restaurant, gas station, etc. It is a great conversation starter and often brightens people’s day and makes them smile. Which in turn brightens my day and makes ME smile! It is a wonderful cycle.
There are several stories about the origins of the tie. My favorite goes back to Napoleon. The guy who put buttons on uniform sleeves to keep soldiers from blowing the noses on them. It seems that Napoleon had heard about the American Indian Ghost Dancers who wore “magical” ghost shirts that protected them from bullets. Napoleon stole the myth and told his men that if they tied these “magical” ribbons of cloth around their necks it would protect them from being shot.
Here’s a law I either discovered while doing this series or knew all along and finally remembered again:
There’s no point in saving time, money or energy if you’re just going to turn around and waste what you’ve saved on something even more ridiculous.
I’d try and get that law named after myself, but to spend any energy at all in the pursuit of fame might violate part of my law. Or whoever’s law it ends up being.
Slacker! I rotate through about 90, plus Christmas and other holidays, mostly inherited from my wife’s grandfather, who collected them (and these are just the ones I selected). I like how I look in a tie, and am often complimented on them (most recently by a pharmacy tech when I picked up some prescriptions on Monday). Also reminded of one of my theater nephews and a couple of his buddies who would wear ties AND dress jackets to school every Wednesday their senior year.
SonicFan91 over 5 years ago
Freaky
Bilan over 5 years ago
Suddenly I feel like an oddball.
JasonBall over 5 years ago
This dialogue is excellent.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 5 years ago
This whole week could have been avoided if anyone in the Frazziverse had heard of sock clips.
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Most of my socks are white crew socks, they don’t always match but nobody can tell
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 5 years ago
Jackets and ties were de rigeur when I was working for a great metropolitan bank in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ’90s, even for back office geeks who never faced the public. After a decade in which I was mostly in advertising agencies (where showing up in an unstained T-shirt and unripped jeans constituted going formal), I found myself at a financial management company where suits are encouraged—but nobody seems to care whether one wears a tie with them. I have a rack of ties I haven’t worn except to funerals since the turn of the millennium.
So I think ties are on their way out. Hell, even Dilbert hasn’t worn one in years.
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Spaetzle probably has 5 different color shirts, 5 identical pairs of pants, 3 pairs of shoes, to go with the aforementioned socks, and the 30 ties for the work week. Be interesting to see what he wears on the weekends. May not be ‘pretty,’ but interesting.
Now in my eighth decade, I no longer own a suit, dress shirt, or dress shoes. Dumped them when I thankfully left the classroom 22 years ago. However, I did keep 3 or 4 ties of different widths and designs to remember the great times in our family.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 5 years ago
Principal Spaetzel is truly the best! I too have many, many ties. And, in regards to socks…. well, I have a few versions, but it is limited to batches so that they are easier to match most of the time.
ellisaana Premium Member over 5 years ago
‘Not either?’ ‘Neither’?
contralto2b over 5 years ago
rotating thru ties – I have about 26 different colored flower clips I wear in my hair – I color coordinate my tops with my flower clips. Regardless of whether I am dressed for work or in tee-shirts. I figure there are lots of large, senior citizen, white women out there and I want to stand out! :o) It works! I am usually remembered when I return to a store, restaurant, gas station, etc. It is a great conversation starter and often brightens people’s day and makes them smile. Which in turn brightens my day and makes ME smile! It is a wonderful cycle.
Tempest over 5 years ago
There are several stories about the origins of the tie. My favorite goes back to Napoleon. The guy who put buttons on uniform sleeves to keep soldiers from blowing the noses on them. It seems that Napoleon had heard about the American Indian Ghost Dancers who wore “magical” ghost shirts that protected them from bullets. Napoleon stole the myth and told his men that if they tied these “magical” ribbons of cloth around their necks it would protect them from being shot.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
PostsFrazz13 hrs ·
Here’s a law I either discovered while doing this series or knew all along and finally remembered again:
There’s no point in saving time, money or energy if you’re just going to turn around and waste what you’ve saved on something even more ridiculous.
I’d try and get that law named after myself, but to spend any energy at all in the pursuit of fame might violate part of my law. Or whoever’s law it ends up being.
gcarlson over 5 years ago
Slacker! I rotate through about 90, plus Christmas and other holidays, mostly inherited from my wife’s grandfather, who collected them (and these are just the ones I selected). I like how I look in a tie, and am often complimented on them (most recently by a pharmacy tech when I picked up some prescriptions on Monday). Also reminded of one of my theater nephews and a couple of his buddies who would wear ties AND dress jackets to school every Wednesday their senior year.
janwpb Premium Member over 5 years ago
How fun to go back a couple months to see if he really rotates … got to grin … again