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to misquote Faldage
And do me ten times better in the process. LLOL, Dub' (Well I would have LLedOL, but the lovely ASp still has five minutes of down time).
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AnnaS - thanx for the link re Anna Nicole Smith. I think the bestower of "Worst Dressed" awards and the journo have it all wrong. One look at the lady tells you that being dressed is not what she's all about. Oh, and BTW, I was intrigued to note your nick could be a derivation of her name. (Well, at least the name she is known by these days; no longer is she Vickie Lynn Hogan). Do the similarities end there? Send pics if no - you have my email address. 
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neckties
Do you USns always call them "neckties"??
We call em "ties" - always.
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1. You look cute in 'em (to some of us, that is) Ohh, yeah. 2. The necktie offers an infinite form of variety: patterns, colors, scenes, fabrics (finite set, I suppose), logos, art-on-a-strip-of-cloth Glad you didn't restrict that to "pretty". 3. It's phallic ? Hrm... 4. Some people are impressed that you can tie 'em at all It does take a bit of know-how. I actually learned to tie a necktie from fastening a saddle girth. 5. Life is a series of knots to be tied and untied Woo, profound! 6. It's a giant arrowhead Ohmigawd--pointing to what, dare I ask??  7. It's a bow on a package of male I LOVE it! 8. You can honestly say when wearin' 'em and want to get out of something, "I'm all tied up now" Ha! 9. It's a rocket Er-- ? 10. And (to misquote Faldage): It cuts off the supply of blood to your brains thereby leveling the mental playing field ...and sending it to... No, I won't say it! ========================================================= stales, here in the south, we often do say necktie. We may be somewhat behind other folks, in still saying that. If I say just 'tie', I want to be sure my hearer understands from my context that I'm not talking about, say, a garbage tie. If my husband were to say, "Bring me a tie", I'd need to know whether he was getting ready to go to work, or to take out the garbage. Though the Christmas necktie his brother fobbed off on him would be put to better use tying up the trash, I think...
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>we call 'em ""ties" - always Yep, on this side of the Tasman too, "necktie" would be thought odd or old-fashioned at best, stupidly pretentious at worst. BTW, stales, congrats on Aussie's result against Sri Lanka last night. 
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Do you USns always call them "neckties"??Interesting query, stales...actually, both. I'd always say "a shirt and tie" or, as a compliment, "I like your tie," or "hand me a tie". But, it seems to me now, at a distance, I'm more apt to say "necktie"..."should I wear a necktie?", "I hate wearing a necktie," "I don't own many neckties." Of course, in some quarters, "shirt and tie" or "shirt and tie affair" means the more formal tuxedo and black tie...sometimes more specifically referred to as a "black tie affair". Which leads us to a question for all the bowtie wearers out there...do you ususally say bow with your tie? And will the gentlemen of the board be willing to share their tie preference? Necktie here. And, gee, thanks for clearing up my question for me, Dub-Dub!
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I was looking for a picture to illustrate a conuncrum: When is a tie not a tie? When its a Texas shoestring just threaded though a metal ornament. I couldn't find a picture, but I did find an essay that I thought mildly amusing. http://home.attbi.com/~practical/devniad/devniads/d59.pdf
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When its a Texas shoestring just threaded though a metal ornament.It's called a bolo tie and the slide is often highly ornamental in a southwest jewelry design style. http://www.srvfanclub.com/images/art/bolo.htm
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It's called a bolo tie and the slide is often highly ornamental in a southwest jewelry design style.
....as worn by every male lapidary club member of post retirement age throughout the known universe.
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