On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:35:50 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 12/8/2015 5:02 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:24:00 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/7/2015 9:10 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>>> I generally wear one on the first day just to show that I can be
>>>>>> presentable. Then keep it in a drawer till I leave.
>>>> Yeah, I've got a few that I got for interviews when I was
>>>> interviewing,
>>>> but otherwise, I avoid them like the plague.
>>>
>>> I've got a few, two of them were owned by Tommy Cooper. My wife bought
>>> them for me at a church fair. His wife donated them. I also bought a
>>> couple of silk ties in Hong Kong one of them with the Happy Mac icon
>>> with arms and legs.
>>
>> Those sound particularly silly.  I always personally have liked the
>> ties Neil DeGrasse Tyson wears.
>>
>>
> I could go with those. :-)
> 
>>> I always use a full Windsor knot if I have to wear one.
>>
>> I have heard the name, but I honestly don't know which knot I use. :)
>>
> The Windsor knot is the one that is symmetrical and looks as if you can
> tie a tie properly.
> 
> This is a good example
> https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JuOgaFnpTB0/maxresdefault.jpg
> 
> This is a sloppy one
> http://images.askmen.com/1200x600/video/fashion/how-to-tie-a-tie-the-
windsor-knot-1083096-TwoByOne.jpg

That's probably not the knot I use. :)

Jim



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