Does this tie work with this shirt?

Jaybird180 said:
I hope you're not saying that with pride in your voice. I think your coordination is fine. And yes, I regularly get compliments on my style and I don't follow the trends either. I wear things that are timeless (with a few fashionable items here-there).
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Well thank you. I appreciate that.

My daughter merely said "Ugh" when I texted her the picture and asked her opinion. But then she sent another text saying, "But it's you."

As for the other question, blue jeans, flannel shirts, and polo shirts haven't changed much since I was 12. (Well, except for those sissy designer jeans and the yuppie alligator shirts, but they're easy to avoid.)

There also was that one semester in high school when I had a shop teacher who gave "merits," equal to one point each on the semester's grade, for wearing a collared dress shirt and a tie on Mondays. I jumped on that. I needed to offset the demerits I got for being a smart-ass an exuberant youngster.

So I stole borrowed one of my dad's seldom-worn dress shirts, bought a cheap tie from the five-and-ten, and kept them in my locker for Mondays. The first day I wore them (along with my customary, non-sissy blue jeans), the teacher sent me down to the nurse for a color-vision test. But he was a fair man, and I had, in fact, worn a dress shirt and a tie, so I did get the merit every week.

My need for a tie on this occasion, by the way, has to do with a bet I made with my nephew (the one I like, not one of the rotten ones that I can't stand) last year. I'll be seeing him on Thanksgiving when I give him his birthday present. His birthday is actually in May, but I give all my under-21 relatives their birthday presents on Thanksgiving so I don't have make the long trips downstate on their actual birthdays. I mean, they're all there anyway -- at least the ones that I actually like are -- so why waste the gas making all those extra trips? It's just a matter of efficiency.

As for the adult relatives, we all gave up exchanging gifts a long time ago.

Rich
 
RJM62 said:
There also was that one semester in high school when I had a shop teacher who gave "merits," equal to one point each on the semester's grade, for wearing a collared dress shirt and a tie on Mondays.

Rich
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I would think a shop teacher would give safety hazard demerits for a tie in shop class??? :)

I hate ties. Ties are of the devil.
 
gkainz said:
I would think a shop teacher would give safety hazard demerits for a tie in shop class??? :)

I hate ties. Ties are of the devil.
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If I'm forced to "gussy up", my preference is:

1. Bowtie
2. No tie
3. Necktie

The bow tie is a classic and neater look to me and it sets me apart at most non formal events. I'd rather wear a suit and no tie with a really nice shirt than a wear a casual necktie, but that's just personal preference.

JB1842 said:
Technically they are called braces, not suspenders. And brown shoes might go better than black.
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Jaybird180 said:
How would you know which he's wearing??? Have you been in his closet?

I mostly wear braces, but I do own a pair of suspenders.
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Remind me again...braces have buttons and suspenders have clamps? Which is criss-crossed in the back? Educate me, PLEASE. :dunno:

I used to wear the ones that button in the pants and criss-crossed on the back as a young man because Bill Cosby made them cool on the Cosby show and they pair well with a bow tie.
 
Matthew said:
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the shop teacher really didn't like his students very much?
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Nah. Mr. Pentangeli was a good guy and a WWII vet who treated us as if we were family. Mondays were coverall inspection day, and he gave out the merits if we had a shirt and tie on under the coveralls. He had us take off the ties after inspection.

He never went to college a day in his life, but had a real knack for math, even beyond the math that was important for that course. For example, he taught us how to play the horses calculate mathematical probabilities, and even took us on field trips to Belmont sporting events to gamble enrich our learning. He was a good teacher.

Rich
 
Maybe this would be a better choice....

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RJM62 said:
Nah. Mr. Pentangeli was a good guy and a WWII vet who treated us as if we were family. Mondays were coverall inspection day, and he gave out the merits if we had a shirt and tie on under the coveralls. He had us take off the ties after inspection.

He never went to college a day in his life, but had a real knack for math, even beyond the math that was important for that course. For example, he taught us how to play the horses calculate mathematical probabilities, and even took us on field trips to Belmont sporting events to gamble enrich our learning. He was a good teacher.

Rich
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:rofl: Awesome account, Rich. Kevin Nealon would be proud.
 
KeithASanford said:
If I'm forced to "gussy up", my preference is:

1. Bowtie
2. No tie
3. Necktie

The bow tie is a classic and neater look to me and it sets me apart at most non formal events. I'd rather wear a suit and no tie with a really nice shirt than a wear a casual necktie, but that's just personal preference.





Remind me again...braces have buttons holes and suspenders have clamps? Which is criss-crossed in the back? Educate me, PLEASE. :dunno:

I used to wear the ones that button in the pants and criss-crossed on the back as a young man because Bill Cosby made them cool on the Cosby show and they pair well with a bow tie.
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That's the delineation. and FTFY
 
RJM62 said:
You're out of your element, Nate. :lol:
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Haha. You might be surprised how well I clean up. Just have no reason to. Nobody to impress. I do need to get the pants for the new western suit tailored though. Usually go with a full break on suit pants but that'll look funny with nice cowboy boots. Haha.
 
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