Practical purpose of a tie?

[her209]

Is it a wearable bib, handkerchief, sweat towel?

 

[SandEagle]

back in my younger days i'd wear a suit to formal parties but used to tie the tie around my forehead like the Karate Kid. i hate ties.

 

[JoeyP]

I had an English teacher who said the purpose of a tie was to hide your shirt buttons.

 

[MrColin]

Its a metaphorical leash, or in some cases a noose.

 

[LookBehindYou]

History of the tie.

 

[manimal]

it separates men from hillbillies.


its like having a full set of teeth.

 

[Druidx]

The purpose of a tie is to subliminally draw attention to your crotch, because that is where it points.

 

[shortylickens]

As it is, no practical purpose. But in an emergency it could make a poor rope.

Its also a liability cuz it can drag your neck to places your neck shouldnt be, like a paper shredder. But clip-ons are considered uncool.

 

[NetWareHead]

Its TP in emergency situations

 

[Vdubchaos]

it separates men from hillbillies.

I always thought it was to separate not trust worthy people that want to sell you shit from others.

weird

 

[Greenman]

The tie was invented by attorneys, it's used to hold the foreskin back.

 

[MontyAC]

The tie is a convenient suicide tool?

 

[DAGTA]

Protect an expensive dress shirt from food stains.

 

[blankslate]

I had an English teacher who said the purpose of a tie was to hide your shirt buttons.

The purpose of a tie is to subliminally draw attention to your crotch, because that is where it points.

the stated purpose then the secret purpose?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

It gives women something to hold on to when there's no other convenient handhold.

I also used mine as an improvised bandage once. (I... let them keep it.) But it's rare somebody's tooling around in a suit & tie in an area where anyone is likely to need first aid.

 

[darkxshade]

Protect an expensive dress shirt from food stains.

People who buy expensive dress shirts will buy expensive ties... what's protecting the tie? 😛

 

[Oyeve]

In 45 years of life I still cannot tie a winsdor.

 

[Thebobo]

The tie was invented by attorneys, it's used to hold the foreskin back.

😵

 

[unokitty]

Decoration?

Though

There is an older history of neckwear worn by soldiers (Chinese and Roman), whether as part of a uniform or as an emblem of belonging to a particular group, and some form of neckwear other than the outdoor scarf can be traced intermittently through the centuries. The modern necktie taken up, then spread by, Western Europe traces back to the time of Thirty Years' War...

Uno