What's the purpose of a tie?

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Ns1

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: Ns1
Christ, am I the only person here that actually LIKES to wear this shit?

No. I do brother. :beer:

KT

Of course, there's also guys in the world who like nothing more than having their genitals stepped on by a woman wearing high heels ;)

DON'T JUDGE ME. IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY ABILITY TO DO WORK
 

torpid

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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious
 

Svnla

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Interesting discussion.

I have to wear a tie too, along with a long sleeve shirt and pants as minimum standard (M-T at least).

If it was up to me, I refer to wear the same but no tie. Ties are useless IMO.
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.
 

darkxshade

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.

lol is there nothing you both agree on?
 

irishScott

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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: Ns1
Christ, am I the only person here that actually LIKES to wear this shit?

No. I do brother. :beer:

KT

Of course, there's also guys in the world who like nothing more than having their genitals stepped on by a woman wearing high heels ;)

Yeah, he's the non-tie wearing bastard on the 20th floor. He creeps me out.

KT

Alright KT, put on a tuxedo/suit, with tie, get on stage surrounded by ~100 other people, under hot stage lights, and sing for an hour without sitting. You will lose your affection for ties very quickly... :D

<--------Chorus
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.

lol is there nothing you both agree on?

I think we agree that we do not agree on anything. We have accepted compromise, knowing that Anubis is always wrong. ;)
 

Auric

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A tie is phallic symbol and banner fashioned from superfluous material thus denoting opulence. Of course it is a sham since co-opted by the swinish masses.
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.

lol is there nothing you both agree on?

I think we agree that we do not agree on anything. We have accepted compromise, knowing that Anubis is always wrong. ;)

lol cake or pie?


actually i like most sushi, Unagi is the only one i cant eat, the texture makes me gag
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.

lol is there nothing you both agree on?

I think we agree that we do not agree on anything. We have accepted compromise, knowing that Anubis is always wrong. ;)

lol cake or pie?


actually i like most sushi, Unagi is the only one i cant eat, the texture makes me gag

Really? I feel that way about Uni. gooey cold WTF-ness.

And that depends, are we calling pizza's pie? what about cheesecake?

if we call pizza = pie then pie's no contest =P
 

KeithTalent

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Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: Ns1
Christ, am I the only person here that actually LIKES to wear this shit?

No. I do brother. :beer:

KT

Of course, there's also guys in the world who like nothing more than having their genitals stepped on by a woman wearing high heels ;)

Yeah, he's the non-tie wearing bastard on the 20th floor. He creeps me out.

KT

Alright KT, put on a tuxedo/suit, with tie, get on stage surrounded by ~100 other people, under hot stage lights, and sing for an hour without sitting. You will lose your affection for ties very quickly... :D

<--------Chorus

I think I'd have bigger concerns; i.e. I can't sing to save my life. :p

KT
 

Ryland

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I always thought that the only use for a tie was as a final way out when a business meeting just became wayyy too boring to continue living through...

Other than that there is no functional use for one.
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.

lol is there nothing you both agree on?

I think we agree that we do not agree on anything. We have accepted compromise, knowing that Anubis is always wrong. ;)

lol cake or pie?


actually i like most sushi, Unagi is the only one i cant eat, the texture makes me gag

Really? I feel that way about Uni. gooey cold WTF-ness.

And that depends, are we calling pizza's pie? what about cheesecake?

if we call pizza = pie then pie's no contest =P

ok make that 2 of them i dont eat Uni is the other one

and yes PIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheesecake is also Pie

see we agree on something
 

torpid

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

It's pretty good indeed, but it smells vomitous when microwaved.
 

Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Good point, and that appearance was determined for them when they started working way back when... again, mindless robots of the finance industry perpetuating a useles custom. What's next? I can only eat vegan during lunch because it's just more "professional"?

No, but you shouldn't microwave really foul smelling stuff like day old eel.

unagi is delicious

no no its not

fucking DELICIOUS. richer (and way more unhealthy) than salmon. Excellent with that eel/teriyaki sauce on a bed of rice.

lol is there nothing you both agree on?

I think we agree that we do not agree on anything. We have accepted compromise, knowing that Anubis is always wrong. ;)

lol cake or pie?


actually i like most sushi, Unagi is the only one i cant eat, the texture makes me gag

Really? I feel that way about Uni. gooey cold WTF-ness.

And that depends, are we calling pizza's pie? what about cheesecake?

if we call pizza = pie then pie's no contest =P

ok make that 2 of them i dont eat Uni is the other one

and yes PIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheesecake is also Pie

see we agree on something

lol. I actually just came back from pizza too.

chicago or NY?

If you say chicago you should just /yourself now


this thread is now about pizza
 

torpid

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Chicago, because you can get good NY style pizza there and it's only 2 hours from here, as opposed to NY which is quite far.
 

Anubis

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i myself perfer a nice thin crust which is more NY style, i also like single slices that are bigger then most plates
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: Anubis
i myself perfer a nice thin crust which is more NY style, i also like single slices that are bigger then most plates

mm close enough. :beer:

I enjoy a somewhat modified NY style

A little (very little) heavier on the sauce/cheese/toppings, and not quite as crackery on the crust
 

Svnla

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Christ, am I the only person here that actually LIKES to wear this shit?

Look only a handfull of you that like tie. I wear tie because I have to, not because I want to. I like to dress with long sleeve (NEVER short sleeve) dress shirt and nice pants/khaki and nice shoes with matching color belt and socks.

To me, tie is just like a piece of cloth that serves no other purpose, just like a cloth that I wrap around my arm just for the heck of it.

Don't get me wrong. I like a nice suit and all for special occasions but a tie for day to day is a bit too much.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: Svnla
Originally posted by: Ns1
Christ, am I the only person here that actually LIKES to wear this shit?

Look only a handfull of you that like tie. I wear tie because I have to, not because I want to. I like to dress with long sleeve (NEVER short sleeve) dress shirt and nice pants/khaki and nice shoes with matching color belt and socks.

To me, tie is just like a piece of cloth that serves no other purpose, just like a cloth that I wrap around my arm just for the heck of it.

Don't get me wrong. I like a nice suit and all for special occasions but a tie for day to day is a bit too much.

Can't really argue with that there. The shirt/slacks/jacket I like. The tie I like, but if I didn't have to wear it I wouldn't unless I had to impress somebody.