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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 10:52 PM Original message |
Poll question: What is your first thought when you see someone wearing a tie? |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. What a worthless piece of shit. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I was going to ask whether you meant the tie or wearer... |
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reformedrepub (956 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 12:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
84. damn |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 10:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
88. With his tie? |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Is it the lead singer of The Knack or Todd Rundgren or someone? |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Symbol.... of..... ruling..... class. Must... flee... immediately... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. lobot |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. Unless one is into autoerotic asphixiation, they belong around wrists. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Um, he's probably wearing it for work? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. as a lawyer or Walmart greeter? |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 01:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Could be |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 01:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. how exactly does wearing a tie enhance their job performance? |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I never said it does |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 07:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Impressions are nearly everything |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I would say the impression it makes on people under 55 is neutral to |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 10:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
81. I'm 48 and I would have to say you couldn't be more wrong. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 10:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
80. A leech? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 12:09 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. I think this will eventually fade out |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 12:12 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. I want the guy defending me in court wearing a tie. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. in that case yes. Until he gets in the room, it doesn't help anymore |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
95. Someone's a little pissy |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
9. me, in a tie: |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. date or wife? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. fiancee, will be my wife in one year |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. congrats! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. CROATIA!!!! NOOOOOOOO! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
11. Deleted message |
HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well, that just served as a reminder of why I'm a lesbian. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. Don't let this happen to you. |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. Asshole is not on your list |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
15. Other- "I'm so glad I don't have to dress up for work!" |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'm thinking "How the @#%$@ do I get my flash to turn off?" |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
20. probably get deleted if I posted the whole joke - but it ends in |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. that's worth a thread asking people for the joke to come before |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
21. "Poor Bastard"... |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
23. Ties can be fun. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
24. On his way to court....nt |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
25. ....the way God intended?!?!? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. You never noticed that Jesus was clean-shaven, had a neat haircut, and... |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. the one I know made wine out of water and hung out with whores |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. yeah, scrubs have the effect on me that the tie does on old farts-- |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #40 |
75. most tie wearers have something to do with booze and whores, but... |
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querelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
26. I Wear A Suit &Tie Every Work Day |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Is it a country where the suit is a Western import? |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. NICE tie, NICE suit . . . |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. that's funny--reminds me of the Bushies wanting air marshals to wear |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. nothing says "5-0" quicker |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. I would think of those guys as the real cops and the tie wearers as more |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
30. Well, at my company, people don't wear a lot of ties... |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
36. Most of the men I work with wear ties. |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 01:24 AM Response to Reply #36 |
69. Same here. Ties are normal office attire so I don't really think anything> |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
37. Homer: Hello - oh, great! Mormons! |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
38. Job interview... |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. Is it a clip-on or did they need help tying it. |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. "Wanna tie me up with some of your ties, Ty?" |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
43. when my gf wears a tie...i think about practising democracy |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Yeah she is. Dykes in ties are hott. nt |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. True dat! |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
44. I wear ties all the time |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. I wouldn't go that far, but ties are good. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. a man with no tie has good blood circulation to his brain |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. I'm beginning to suspect that your fear and hatred of ties is caused... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 12:53 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. nope. even when I do wear them, I don't even button the top button |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 09:15 AM Response to Reply #66 |
73. If you can't comfortably button the top button on your shirt -- |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. it is more the concept than the comfort, but I do prefer an open collar |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. How tight are you wearing yours? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
45. Depends on the tie. Letterman wears great ties all the time. |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
47. depends on the tie nt |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. Depends on the tie. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. the best would be an "I hate to wear them and you should too." |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
54. "Don't trust him." |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
55. Think twice |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. yeah, at a wedding or bris, it's just polite |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
56. another reason to dislike ties: distance versus familiarity (like clowns) |
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wovenpaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
59. Why do you willingly wear a noose around your neck? |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
60. Hey, I sometimes have to wear a suit and tie for my job. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 01:59 AM Response to Reply #60 |
70. and if you buy a white lab coat, you can make women take off their |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
61. Poor guy |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-08-06 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
65. I love ties |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #65 |
76. You would have loved lunch yesterday |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
67. Depends on the man, the tie, and what else he's wearing. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
68. Other... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. yep. Good thing is if they are sentenced to death, hang man can just... |
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mykpart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
71. I usually just think he's either got a job interview or a court appearance |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
77. That depends. How nice a tie is it? |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
78. that really depends on the context |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-09-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
79. That they work in my building? |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
85. IRS... |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-10-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
87. My husband wears a tie four times a week, sometimes five, so... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #87 |
89. when he misbehaves, do you grab him by the tie? |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
90. Depends on who's wearing it and when. |
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bluedogyellowdog (338 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
91. Amway salesmen |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
92. Snake oil salesman |
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swimboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
93. What if the tie-wearer is climbing a mountain? |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 11:15 AM Response to Reply #93 |
96. OK then, I'll keep my first thoughts to myself |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
94. Other |
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yellowdogmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
97. Three stooges |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
98. "When can I go home?" |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
99. Ties for management |
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