Bic Pentameter
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My anal question for the day:
Everyone seems to agree that a necktie should be well knotted, so that it "pops" out from the shirt and doesn't loosely hang from the neck like a dead fish. Â This suggests that there must be a firmness and tension in the knot itself.
The conventional wisdom also seems to be that pulling the thin blade of the necktie through the knot is tough on the stitching and damages tie.
Are these two concepts at odds with each other?
I am no good when it comes to untying knots (Watch my eyes tear when I get a good knot in a shoe lace. Â It takes too long for these nearly nail-less stubby fingers to pull one of the ends of the lace free.).
When I have tried to undo my necktie knot, I end up "picking" at the fabric with my fingers. Â It strikes me that this may also not be terribly kind to the tie.
I must confess that as a result, I have always pulled the thin blade through the knot. Â I slide the thin blade toward the knot, then hold the very end of the thin blade with my right hand while giving the knot a final tug. Â Would anyone sanction this behaviour, or will I rot in cravate pugatory, tormented by the souls of neckties that died a premature death at my hands?
Your kind advice would be appreciated. . .
Bic
Everyone seems to agree that a necktie should be well knotted, so that it "pops" out from the shirt and doesn't loosely hang from the neck like a dead fish. Â This suggests that there must be a firmness and tension in the knot itself.
The conventional wisdom also seems to be that pulling the thin blade of the necktie through the knot is tough on the stitching and damages tie.
Are these two concepts at odds with each other?
I am no good when it comes to untying knots (Watch my eyes tear when I get a good knot in a shoe lace. Â It takes too long for these nearly nail-less stubby fingers to pull one of the ends of the lace free.).
When I have tried to undo my necktie knot, I end up "picking" at the fabric with my fingers. Â It strikes me that this may also not be terribly kind to the tie.
I must confess that as a result, I have always pulled the thin blade through the knot. Â I slide the thin blade toward the knot, then hold the very end of the thin blade with my right hand while giving the knot a final tug. Â Would anyone sanction this behaviour, or will I rot in cravate pugatory, tormented by the souls of neckties that died a premature death at my hands?
Your kind advice would be appreciated. . .
Bic