resurrected?

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a friend complained about having to wear a tie and it prompted me to start this up again. 38662_454052524947_673079947_6267289_1825506_n.jpg

sorry folks

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it has been forEVAR.

neatorama recently brought us a nice artcle about the possible mutations in necktie design.

If the whole "tie one on" thing doesn't pan out.

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It's good to know there are options out there if we can't all be wearing ties on Tuesday. For more of P. S. Mueller go to www.psmueller.com.

Hanna-Barbara knew how to tie one on

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Hanna-Barbara certainly knew how to tie one on. I'm sure there are more examples, but I think that the use of the bow tie in cartooning (and ties in general) must speak to the strong visual power of the tie in general...and specifically in the ability to make an animal more human?

comment spam

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there has been an onslaught of proliferative comment spam over the last week.. so i'm closing comments on all entries.

tie one on members are taking a short hiatus until the weather cools.

brief timeline

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the wall street journal has a nice little article outlining the history of ties.

another solo day

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if you or someone you know is a knitter, you might enjoy this pattern: wool bam boo striped tie

also, in the news, it appears the bad economy is spurring tie sales.

small but headstrong

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you might wonder why i always have the same shirt on... i only have one collared shirt...


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solo

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i was the only participant today... that is all.

chinese ties

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a coworker went to china a couple weeks ago and brought back authentic chinese silk ties for the group. here are some of them:

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