The Buckets by Greg Cravens for May 30, 2018

I never could get used to them I have not worn one for the last 13 years even tho HR Block would like me to (semi retired)

So that your boss can use them as whip to make you work harder or rope to hang you high and dry to cover for his mistakes. Repeat up to the top level.Well, no, in fact it was a silk scarf wrapped around the neck of the Croatian cavalry, to protect against a saber strike during the Napoleon wars. After the wars, while alliance troops occupied Paris to reinstate a French king, the French found the scarf very elegant and fashion minded men started to wear it. It spread around Europe, replacing previous neck ornaments, changed shape as fashion changed and became the tie all men love and use.

I have never minded wearing them or a suit and tie. Looking back at old photos from the 20’s-40’s you see men in suits and ties everywhere, even at sporting events. It was a much more civil time in my opinion.

Same reason Elizabethian men paid to have several yards of linen starched and folded into one of those weird collars. Same reason turn of the century men wore plastic collars that cut into their necks. Oh, yeah. You want the reason. I almost forgot. It’s that they were dumb.

Ties restrict blood flow to the brain to prevent creative or original thought during working hours.

“I have nothing to say of my working life, only that a tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he’s not careful.”― Yann Martel

Why indeed. Mens fasion is to cover everything and wear coats at work.. Women expose as much skin as possible Weird…

There’s not a single good reason to ever tie a tie, Eddie.