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Wearing a Tie May Cause Blindness!
An anonymous reader noted that there finally is some science to justify not wearing a tie! Doctors have found that wearing a tie too tight causes pressure on the jugular vein, which leads to a build-up of pressure in the eyeballs. Such pressure rises have been linked to glaucoma, which causes blindness. Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
I'd just like to remind you, you're the one working with CowboyNeal, not us.
Mike
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
Mister taco, If you came to my office with no pants on I think I would gauge my eyes out.
i like ties :(
I work with lots of fat, pasty software devs, I'd rather not see them pantless.
If we could take pot-breaks to combat blindness, well, now you're talking.
for wearing pants: they're optional. you are also allowed to wear a skirt, kilt or dress.
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I rarely were pants(British) to the office. No one ever seems to notice here.
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said: "I drank what?" - Chris Knight (Val Kilmer)- Real Genius
It would be interesting to find out what portion of /. readers where ties regularly. I'd guess the figure would be very low, somewhere under 5%. When I got my first office job back in 1986, wearing ties every day was the norm. In my case, that changed around 1994 (thank goodness)...
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I hear that marijuana can cure glaucoma ... maybe that's another solution :)
- "Nobody came out that night, not one was ever seen. But Old Man Stauf is waiting there, crazy sick and mean!"
M' kay?
masterbation can also make you go blind? The increased blood pressure again your eyes can pop blood vessels in your eyes!
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... so providing you wear a looser necked shirt and tie... there's no reason to actually not wear a tie.
not quite the strength of argument for me to bash my boss with health and safety law!
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
Judging by the general clientele of slashdot, myself included, I'm hoping that this never comes to pass.
Think of the co-workers, I tell you.
Remember kids: Graphic, disturbing images can cause hysterical blindness.
"Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set! "
Researches funded by the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation are feverishly working on this one, don't worry.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Nobody here wants to see that.
> if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office
Using the British definition of the word "pants" (underwear/briefs) this proposition seems EVEN LESS sensible!
I guess this explains why most CEO's can't see past next quarter's earnings report. If only the corporate culture at Worldcom and Enron was a little bit more casual...
Bah! Pants in the office! Only in winter, dammit!
~Necromutant
"I hope he tells us to burn our pants, cause these things are really riding up on me."
and later on...
"Don't you hate pants?!"
pcow
The only surefire protection against Microsoft infections is abstinence. - The Onion
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
I don't think I'd mind wearing a kilt to work, though the wool would be kinda scratchy. And a bit warm, too, in Alabama's summer weather. Still, the US military services do have their own tartans, so it could even be considered "in uniform." :)
!#@%*)anks for hanging up the phone, dear.
Hawaiian shirt Fridays is as far as I've gotten but it's just not the same.
=tkk
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First off, I heard this on the radio this morning, /. you are disappointing me (I also heard about the terrorism betting).
:)
Second, management in general needs to relax. Hopefully the tightness around their necks causes glaucoma and because there are entirely too many managers out there, this will force the legalization of medical marijuana and and end to the pressure of glaucoma!
*takes off his belt*
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Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
I find that funny for CmdrTaco to say that, given his sig says "Pants are still optional, but recommended for you."
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When that happens, you'll be all set.
In the course of every project, it will become necessary to shoot the scientists and begin production.
Soo.. since I wear no tie, I have in practice "negated" the blinding effect of masturbation?!
Or was that... <checks palms>
Warning: Wearing a tie while masturbating will double your chances of going blind...
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No pants? Nah. I find wearing a dress at works really freaks my cow-orkers out.
The names are the same but the gender has been changed to protect the innocent.
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One on hand it's no big deal, but on the other I really, really would prefer to wear khakis and a short sleeve button-down or polo shirt. I hate having to dress up! At my last job I gradually downshifted my dress code but that took a couple of years of inculcating my bosses to the change. It's going to be a bummer to start over again.
Keeping Your Pants On Curbs Population Growth!
Wearing Wedding Rings Makes Fingers Fall Off!
Squeezing Stress Balls May Aggrevate Repetitive Stress Disorders!
Cleaning Your Keyboard Can Extend Your Lifespan!
Wearing Dress Shoes Sucks!
Reading Slashdot Constantly Can Lead To Blindness!
"The cup... the drop... it's a YES!"
I am the King of No Pants!
Damned French and their flamboyant monarchs!
The real problem in today's workforce is underwear. Just say no to Tighty Whities.
be well David Grosman
This is possibly one of the most useless bits of "research" for a while and i'm amazed it didn't come out of a UK university.
My old Uni announced to a great fanfare that they had provded that "the smell of food made people hungry". Another one was that "people look fatter on television than they really are".
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Casual friday all week long?
I could live with that...
There is no such thing as good luck. There is only misfortune and its occasional absence.
Women wearing shirts and bras will get breast cancer. Please consider removing them ASAP to help cure cancer!
Karma: The shiznight, mostly because I am the Drizzle.
I recently purchased myself a suit, it is properly fitted for me. Consequently it is very comfortable to wear and I enjoy wearing it with a tie. Another advantage is that girls like men in suits. =]
One thing that I have found is that the combination of the shirt collar and tie encourage me to sit with correct posture, otherwise I can feel them cutting into my throat. This is a good thing.
Of course, you could always wear a 'clip-on' tie or bow-tie (how come I only see doctors wear them?) which also have certain personal safety benefits - like not having to worry about being killed/maimed if it gets caught in a shredder =]
and wearing ties.... I'm doomed.
A shirt with tied upper stud, wouldn't do that the same? For me a good reason, to show my breasthair to the women.
Insert joke about choking your ___ leading to blindness.
That's why I can't see the wrinkles in my shirt but everyone else notices?
Some of my fellow IT co-workers are so hideous I'd almost PREFER to go blind, bring on the ties!
We can now 'fight the cancer' AND leave our ties at home, thanks to recent research. As for speculation on going blind in the process, no fear - simply take that tie off and there's balance in the world!
Brilliant. Love it when old prejudices are, ahum, beaten off.
ISO certified == THX certified
Yeah, that's what I have officer, glaucoma from wearing this tie. Can you give me back my medicine now?
"Shoes are bad for my back, and for that matter, my toes need to BREATHE"
"Deodorant is toxic poison, you cant make me use it, and you cant fire me for what occurs natually in nature; I KNOW MY RIGHTS!!!!"
"Did you take my red stapler, asshole?"
Yep, this is great news.
It's not ties that cause blindness ... it's people doing stupid stuff that causes blindness.
Welding without a welder's mask can cause blindness ... read that doesn't say WELDING causes blindness. The article may have been written by someone (or ispired) that was fired from a tie factory!
Don't wear a tie or a shirt that doesn't fit you ... don't worry about it.
Same analogy: is McDonald's making people fat or are obese eaters making themselves fat?
Yell & scream & rant & rave... it's no use... you need a shaaaave ~ Bugs Bunny
is hardly significant.
Stupid bosses. My boss is so concerned with this report that he has banned ties in the office. To maintain a professional appearance he has ordered each of us a wear pair of patriotic American flag eye spikes.
This is why I love being a programmer at a little company: my "corporate uniform" typically includes a hawaiian(sp?) shirt, shorts, and sandals (with or without socks). The more tacky the shirt the better; it screams "I sit in front of a computer all day and I love it!"...unfortunately it also screams "I'm single and have no burning desire to attract women". On occasion you'll be suprised and women won't run away screaming upon seeing your tacky polyester hawaiian shirt...
"Wearing your tie too tight could put you at increased risk of blindness, say doctors."
So buy some shirts with an extra half-inch in the collar, guys.
Y'know, current trends in fashion notwithstanding, I like neckties. They break up an otherwise monotonous dress shirt, and give us white-collar male workers an easy way to add some multi-colored style to our two-color uniform. They just plain look professional. And they're only uncomfortable if you're wearing them wrong, or if your collar is too small.
I'd hate to see what would happen to your eyesight if you masturbated with a tie on!
Thank you, thank you. Drive safely and make sure to tip your waitress.
for your impotence.
:)
Especially when you've have PLENTY of chances to buy cheap Viagra!
Shirt tucking, and dress shoes. I never had to wear a tie anyway, except for a long time ago at a grocery store.
Yeah, down with pants! Up with skirts! w00t!
Baseball legend Ted Williams always refused to wear a tie. His hitting prowess is largely attributed to his exceedingly keen eyesight.
i think that the IT industry should come up with a dress code that actually lets you crawl around on the floor under a desk etc... that makes some stinkin sense.
a T-shirt, jeans, sneakers and some sort of smock or whatever its called. Like the ones that they wear in the hospitals etc... and they would have to be nice jeans and sneakers. not the shit you have left over from high school with your ass sticking out and sneakers that are no longer the original color that they were purchased as...
and im SERIOUS!!! i think that this should become a norm... i hate being in the data center and working on the UPS or racks or up in the ceiling with light colored polo shirt on that i spent 30 bucks for. when im done - its done. im sure this has happened to everyone. it pisses me off. the wife bitches that she cant get it clean etc...
and i dont care if its "professional" or not. im a "professional" no matter what im wearing - and wouldnt it be nice if you could be comfortable all the time???
duke
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Now here's a *perfect* explanation why management 'suits' are blind to real life ;-)
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IIRC, the original use of the tie was to allow the general public to hang their public (tie-wearing) servants if the said servant fucked things up.
I'd like to see this usage coming back into common use. I can think of whole herds of people (lawyers, accuntants) that this would be good for keeping in line.
Hang them by their ties. Who cares about glaucoma?
The ambulance chasers are prepping for launch!
Now isn't that just like the slashdot editors...always have to put in some snarky comment to take a dig at the company that won't let you go pantless. You call this journalism!?
The "cue the foo posts in 3, 2, 1..." posts will commence with no subsequent foo posts in 3, 2, 1...
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
As this time-travelling picture from the year 2006 shows, the pantsless office policy at Slashdot was not such a great idea.
If you've heard your Denis Leary, you'd know...
Ties leads to Glaucoma.
Glaucoma leads to Pot (Yeah, yeah, cataracts, whatever)
Pot leads to other drugs... Other drugs? Hell with that
Pot leads to farking Carpentry! Hey, man, I betcha I could make a bong outta that orange, three matches, and John Denver.
I assert that my comment is only my opinion, not that of any employer, past, present or future.
From http://sivasakti.com/articles/man/virility-art62.h tml, we can make the same flawed argument.
"7. Do tight pants prevent the secretion of sperm?
Yes. Tight pants keep the testicles close to the rest of the body and thus their temperature rises. The temperature of the testicles should normally be 2 degrees below the temperature of the rest of the body in order for the sperm to be produced."
So pants cause impotence. Alternately, people could learn to wear pants that fit, and to tie their ties a little looser.
Seen any BadMarketing lately?
So one has but two options: Loosen the damn tie so you don't walk around all pop-eyed, or smoke marijuana to relieve the bulgy eyes.
Nice try poser. Maybe you should have mentioned cubicles and minimum wages.
Yeah, I think we all know the most common cause of blindness among the Slashdot crowd. hint, hint, nudge, nudge, knowhatimean...
I hear that Colombian Neckties are the worst for you.
-- "You can lead a yak to water, but you can't teach an old dog to make a silk purse out of a pig in a poke" - Opus
"I thought the IT "dress" of the 90's is jeans and t-shirt... i even interviewed for my current job in jeans and tshirt."
At my current job the dresscode is "as long as your privates are covered" and it applies to everyone, not just IT. The perks of a small company.
But you are quite a brave man going to an interview in jeans and a t-shirt. I would always dress up for an interview, even if I was applying for garbage man or mechanic.
-- Jason
In my workplace I happen to be surrounded by 100's of attractive women......so I say "OFF WITH THE PANTS DAMMIT".
HaHaHaHaHa
This has to be important to the average /. reader, considering how fast the comments rolled in. Seriously.
From what I have heard it can also cause hair to grow on your palms... no wait a minute that is something else.... nevermind.
Johnkoerner.com
I think in general, dress-code has relaxed everywhere. When I was a kid my dad worked for an airline, which meant we could fly basically free. The catch was that we could not wear jeans. We had to wear slacks. Boy has THAT rule been relaxed. I look at what people wear on a plane now and think all americans are slobs. I've seen bathing suits and flip-flops on international flights. I realize when we travel we want to be comfortable, but it would be nice to have a happy medium. We're not in our living room, after all... we're out in public.
Geez, is there anything I can do that doesn't make me go blind!?!
I have to admit, I truly enjoyed "No Pants Funday" at the office. Oddly enough, the cops called it "Thursday".
Dude, please post a picture of you in a good formal dress! we'd love to see! LOL
Sorry couldn't resist that one!
I don't think it's ties that everyone here should be worried about... it's the OTHER way to go blind that /.'ers should be concerned about.
Just like everything else, there's something new every day that could cause bliness, cancer, sterility, heard disease, stroke or anything else from a whole myriad of health problemns. And no, I think banning pants would be a very bad idea. I mean, look where it got our former president, Bill Clinton.
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In my present workplace I happen to be surrounded by 100's of attractive women.........So i say "off with pants"!!!
HaHaHaHaHa
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
no pants on taco = quicker anal entry for michael!
i got niced up for the interview at my current job, and kinda got the idea that there was a dress code. on my first day, i dressed nicely, then found that comfort is king. so now i'm in the shirt i slept in, corduroy pants and sandals :).
having to dress a certain way or being comfortable definitely affects one's job performance and satisfaction, i think...
there's no reason any educated person should be tying a knot around his neck, and i wouldn't work for an employer who respected me so little as to not allow me to dress comfortably.
and i'd like to add another vote for the high at work campaign
Butting in here
personally, I detest dress codes, but I've grown to respect them. I find it more insulting that they have to make rules about how to dress because they don't trust us to know better than that the acceptable forms of dress are limited.
The thing about flying free but only wearing slacks is ridiculous. Sounds like an airline exec had some kind of pedophilic fetish for boys in slacks.
Recently, we have heard that:
:D
1. Masturbating keeps your prostate healthy.
2. Eating pizza helps prevent cancer
3. Not wearing a tie can preserve your eyesight
Bout time we had a run of good news
Surely it is nothing more than an arrow directing your co-workers in the direction of your genitalia.
I'm not sure what this says about people who wear bowties...
--This isn't a man who is leaving with his head between his legs.
Damn. I wear a tie AND masturbate a lot so I guess I'm going to need a seeing eye dog soon...
"Let's get NEEKED"!!!!!!!! No Pants!!!!!!!!
"Wearing a Tie", eh? So that's what you young ones call it nowadays.
Money for nothing, pix for free
Wearing a tie will make you go blind... and the New Scientist are reporting that masturbation is
good for you.
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
What, is this a geek effort to crush ANY chances of getting laid?
Wait!
Did you just ask about fashion tips on Slashdot?
ARE YOU INSANE!?!?
Slashdot still doesnâ(TM)t support Unicode after it was added to the HTML standard in 1997.
Some people have already adopted the idea!
See the evidence!
well don't wear it too tight then .... d'oh
:-)
jeez, next you'll be telling me the coffee cup holder on your PC is bust...
One way to fight the suits at SCO :)
I remember starting a job and having my first all-hands meeting with that employer. The boss informed us that a couple VIPs were coming the next day and he wanted all the men to wear ties and all the women to wear dresses. After the boss left I mentioned to the woman sitting next to me that I wasn't going to wear a tie because I didn't wear ties and the company had no dress policy. She looked at me in disbelief and insisted that I was going to wear a tie. When I again stated that I didn't wear ties I saw a vein nearly pop in her forehead. Her blood pressure nearly doubled.
"We'll see about that" she said with an angry look on her face as she ran to the boss' office to tell him of my criminal behavior. I walked over to the office and popped my head in the door.
"The secretary says you won't be wearing a tie tomorrow" he stated with one eyebrow raised.
"Sorry, but I don't wear ties" I replied.
"Okay, I didn't hire you for your looks and thanks for letting me know" he smiled.
The secretary nearly passed out when I didn't get the death penalty for not wearing a tie. Till this day I have never seen conformist behavior quite like that.
Man, I'd be in heaven if I could wear my Utilikilt to the office. Unfortunately that's about as likely as SCO winning a Tuxie next year.
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Keep that tie cinched up!
Give it a few years, and you won't be bothered by their offensive fashion statements any more.
Hell, no one around here wears a tie, and this article has convinced me to START!
But it's probably OK as long as it's keeping those perverts away from ties.
and those new kind of vibrating pagers that clip to your ear.
This has been known for a long time. Consider the peacock's tail... a large decoration that attracts the female of the species not because of its brilliant colours, but simply by its size. The larger the tail, the stronger the peacock.
The same goes for the tails of the birds of paradise, the longer the tail the more danger the bird is in, and more attractive to fenales.
This is "dangerwear", and in its extreme human form, comes in the form of military uniforms.
Women like to look at men in suits because if you can survive a day of strangulation, you are by definition tough, and that's good, somehow.
(I'm not sure why the ability to bear suffering is attractive to women, but nature has its reasons, I guess.)
However, scientifically this can be measured. Half the geeks wear a tie and suit for a month, the other half wear comfortable shorts and sandals. At the end of the month, who got more sex?
Far-fetched, I know, but just maybe...
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I have to say that I'm more in favor of comfortable attire on an airplane than anywhere else. You're packed in close proximaty to a bunch of people, breathing recirculated air, and then (no disrespect to aerospace engineers) throw in the fact that you're miles above the ground in something that weights hundreds of thousands of pounds. I say anything that can help people relax is a good thing. I suppose though, bathing suits are a bit over the top. I recently discovered how much more relaxing a flight is with your shoes off--it's unbelievable how much difference it makes.
Vote Quimby.
So, if you switch to clipons, this shouldn't be an issue.
All the creatures will die, And all the things will be broken. That's the law of samurai. (Jubai, 1605)
Here's the proof
I thought the IT "dress" of the 90's is jeans and t-shirt...
Dude, you are a decade out of fashion - it's the naughties, not the nineties:)
Lectures are also more comfortable without shoes.
-Reid
Either way, were a kilt.
Wow, I should not post when knackered.
Seriously, ties have given me headaches for years, so i stopped buttoning the shirt neck button, and wear the tie slighlty loose. It did wonders.
Sure its not as 'professional' but you can arrange it so it doesnt look bad, and it improves ones health..
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A great comic on ties.
http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=030716
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- Jasen.
granpa told me working my wanker myself would cause blindness too.
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ok, it was a dress up fetish. either way it's fucking ridiculous.
I wonder if this is why the top managers at NASA often can't see the obvious.
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"Ours was a free culture. It is becoming much less so."-Lawrence Lessig
Amazing, this scientific report means that we have a new and innovative way to implement capital punishment. I think I will call it a 'noose'.
I need to call my lawyer and have a patent application written immediately.
Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way...
Keep your pants on.
It's also unbelievable how many people don't realize their own feet smell like hot, three day old tuna.
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Now this is just silly; ties are only 'too tight' when you don't get the right size neck on the shirt!
I thought I wore a 16, but that was without the tie. Then I found that if I put on a size 18 neck (which sounds like I'm some kinda power-lifter or linebacker) the button is easy to fasten, the tie lies loosely around the neck, and all is well.
Women know this; this is why all nerd _should_ have women in their lives...sadly, they don't.
So buy the right sized shirt, and these problems go away! (Also, if your one of those stricken with bleeding-shirt disease, remember to pull out the PINS that help keep the shirt folded before wearing them. ) :)
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I have a roughly 15 3/4" neck. Most ready-made shirts only come in half sizes so it's a choice between too small and too big. Solution is to wear thick, heavy ties and tie a hefty knot that covers up the top button area so the slightly oversized collar isn't too obvious.
Next step is custom made shirts. Brook Bros custom shirts start around $90, which sounds bad compared to Today's Man, but isn't all that bad for something you wear every day. They also last a hell of a lot longer than Today's Man. However, anything from a well-respected shirtmaker, even if it's ready-made, will be more comfortable due to workmanship and materials.
I'd just like to find an excuse not to have to tuck my shirt in. There's nothing worse than constantly being aware of the fact that if you suddenly get an erection or need to "readjust", anyone looking at you will notice a sudden shift in your pants.
Long sleeve shirts? I like to think of them as crotch guards.
Mark me redundant if you must, but this cannot be said often enough. Or with enough emphasis. Neckties cause terminal stupidity. A sickness that is fatal, both to the wearer and to those around him. A disease of the mind so hideous in its permanently crippling consequences that we often shut our eyes to the human wreckage that ensues. They, neckties, promulgate an irreversible neurological deficit of stupendous proportions, inevitably leading to rapid onset of pointy hair syndrome and eventually the complete loss of all higher brain functions.
Do it for the employees. Ban neckties.
In the navy I'm not allowed to wear a tie with certain uniforms off of my command post because it can be used as a weapon against me. Strike _2_ for ties.
for wearing pants: they're optional. you are also allowed to wear a skirt, kilt or dress.
I own two kilts, and I do wear them to work sometimes. For casual wear, great for summer weather, buy a Utilikilt. They're not very expensive. Check out these Top 10 Reasons for Wearing a Kilt.
Afraid you'll look silly in something that looks like a skirt? Don't be. Wearing a kilt shows a sense of security with yourself, and you will inspire much debate in others.
Overweight? Not a problem. Order one with a Beer Gut Cut. The beer gut cut is for guys who carry a little extra weight down in front. You can order a single, or double (God help you), beer gut cut.
Does that cause blindness? What about RSI? Geeks everywhere need to know!!
My father and I were discussing men's socks and both over the years had independently concluded that all manufactured socks were too tight. We
both have somewhat large (size 13-14 U.S.) feet. Neither of us have ever found comfortable loose socks even in specialty stores. When we remove our socks they leave an impression on the skin up to 30 minutes.
Consequently I stretch new socks to fatigue them and make them loose.
Given the recent publicity on deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) on airplanes due to impaired leg circulation, I think that a look at how socks fit and whether they affect one's circulation is a good idea.
As a youth in the Scottish Highlands I proudly wore (you have to rrrole the rrr's to get the right effect here) a kilt (Hunting McGregor, the clan colors) every Sunday morning.
I can tell you that the girls all ask the same thing ("whatcha got in that sporran") and the danger factor is defnitely higher than the suit-and-tie. The little skian-dhu knife makes a great toy. You can't ssh into your server with it, but you can throw it at a tree from ten yards, and it is great for skinning rabbits.
Kilts are Good. If geeks wore kilts, Slashdot would dwindle and die.
UP WITH KILTS!!
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"Remember kids: Graphic, disturbing images can cause hysterical blindness."
With Goatse.se and Tubagirl I'd say we all are at the reading braille level then.
Yeah, but were you told ahead of time that the interview would be casual, or did you just go balls out (so to speak) in what you were comfortable with?
Waaaay back for one of my first interviews out of college (1996), I had an interview with a certain software company where the interviewer showed up in dirty jeans and a t-shirt, with five piercings in his head and a chain going from his pants to the ring in his nose. I was decked out in my Sunday best. He told me he dressed for interviews the same way he dressed for work every day. I thought that was nice, but some notice that "casual" clothing was appropriate would have been nice.
And as a manager now, if someone were to show up for an interview with me without a tie, they've pretty much lost the job, even if the usual dress is casual, unless they've been told otherwise beforehand that dressing formally is unnecessary (if I have to wear a tie, so do you).
The way I read that is 10% more healthy men had "significant rises in pressure" than the glaucoma patients did.
How is this linked then? to me it says since fewer glaucoma patients had the "significant rise," then there wouldn't be any correlation between the condition and the pressure.
Don't steal. The government hates competition.
My subject line says it all
-- Many men would appreciate a woman's mind more if they could fondle it
You drank my drink, you drunk!
spanking the monkey, ...
choking the chicken,
taking old one-eye to the optomotrist,
wearing a tie
somehow it just doesn't have the same ring to it. kids today need better euphomisms, methinks.
Dress codes can actually hurt you, particularly if put in place by folks who are more concerned about form than function.
For instance, I never, ever wear a tie at work, because it's hazardous to my health, and that of others... let me explain. Working in emergency services puts me in contact with all sorts of antisocial, psychotic, and generally dangerous characters. Ever look at a tied necktie and say to yourself "hmmm... that looks kind of like a noose..." Well, you're right, it does. It also ACTS like a noose if a psychiatric patient is trying to strangle you. ER staff get assaulted all the time (a colleague of mine was tackled by a psychotic psych patient and got a detached retina for her trouble... not fun going blind in one eye), and you have to be careful not to give your attacker any ready weapons (kind of like in jail).
I have seen ERs that forbid scrubs, and instead require shirt and tie for their docs... I'm sorry, but I have a problem with that. Not only do I hate trying to get blood and vomit out of my good shirts, but I'm not going to wear a noose to work. Even if it's a clip-on, it can dangle into (and contaminate) a sterile field.
It's not all window dressing and appearances... function has to take precedence.
Even if a man chops off your hand with a sword, you still have two nice, sharp bones to stick in his eyes.
I thought the IT "dress" of the 90's is jeans and t-shirt
After the bubble popped it is now formal.
But an interesting trend started happening in the late 90's: company logo shirts. They "sell" the company, yet are more comfortable than ties. They were usually collared cotton shirts. I bet if the economy picks up, we will see that extended more.
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...the tie wears YOU!!!
I have a really nice Batik shirt that I can wear with slacks. The shirt cost me more than a sports coat and since it looks formal but unusual nobody knows how formal it is supposed to be. I am planning on wearing it to an upcoming interview.
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Maybe if you have a button-fly. Zippers would scare me in that situation.
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It is clear, especially from the actions of Congresscritters and other politicians, as well as the RIAA/MPAA and CEOs that ties unduly constrict bloodflow to the brain. Now we have reseach which leads in that direction. Perhaps they should give people IQ tests before and after ties next?
Now, if only some kind researchers could get us all out of wearing pants at the office, we'd be set!
Well, wearing pants reduces air flow in the groin area. This leads to impotentence for men...so...to hell with pants.
I am sure that if you wanted to, we would have no problem with you wearing a skirt. :)
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Hey, this news is stolen from fark.com, and this isn't the first time... Even the last funny sentence is borrowed; at least, you could have find another funny line.
So Mr Mackey's tie-caused head-inflation is accurate?
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I can sue my old school (uniform including tie required), for causing my eyesight to suffer? I was -10.25/-9.75 by the time I was 18!
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That's it.
Well, being working-class born, I'd sooner be hung with a tie than wear one. Royal = Useless.
Then men would get the StareToLongAndYouWillGetASlape Desiese!
If your vision goes out each time you put on a tie, you're probably wearing it on a little too high. You're not in College anymore. In the Real World, it's supposed to go around your neck.
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Western fashions leverage the target recognition/attraction in the instinctual 'lizard-brains' of members of the attracted sex.
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Women's fashions feature cleavage, which emulates what a male targets when approaching and mounting from behind. Neckware can add additional details, such as a tail or rosebud or
Mens suit-jacket fashions feature a dark V-shape in front of a light background shirt, which emulates what a female targets when approached and mounted from behind. Neckware + shirt collar can add additional details, such as a red phallus hanging between, with a triangular head. Jacket-collars add corners for knees or ankles.
Like any other market, fashion starts with features people are already attracted to (whether they know it consciously or not), and adds features and value to build a relationship from there.
Well isn't this a fine mess. I just brought a bunch of ties. but I wonder what's next to get the ladies out of their blouses. Then we are talking
For all of those that had witness let me give you one of my favorite sayings "Ph34r My M4d Skillz"
HA HA ... i held out for a job where i can wear relaxed clothes, I Manage IT for a company of around 100 people and, today i am wearing a wife beater and old jeans. I have to be good at my job -- not look like a corporate whore.
Alas, we still have to wear pants.. Some of us even need emergency pants.
I thought it was common knowledge that neckties impaired vision slightly, at least while they are being worn.
The explanation I was given was that the impaired blood flow interfered with oxygen transport to the rods & cones, but apparently this hypothesis hadn't been tested.
Anyone else heard this before? I heard it from my dad, who was doing perception research about forty years ago. Sadly, my father has glaucoma now. This means I'm at risk for glaucoma, so I'll be especially careful about my collar & tie.
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Obviously this doesn't apply if you're working somewhere that you need closed-toed shoes for protection from dangerous objects...
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As one customer of mine said "Extra points because it's a Jerry Garcia tie, but we don't wear ties here so you shouldn't either..."
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Too bad Avril will only lose her sight and not her hearing.
There ARE benifits to wearing clip-ons ya know!
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And as a manager now, if someone were to show up for an interview with me without a tie, they've pretty much lost the job, even if the usual dress is casual
.. they could very well be really good at what they do, and they don't want to work for some stuffy PHB, and they know that dressing casually will immediately filter out those jobs offered by incompetent management.
If they are going to be people who present themselves to the public, then maybe I could understand this rule, but if they are going to be thrown into a dark room with a computer, some pizza, and a case of Dr Pepper never to be seen again until the project is finished, then it is simply short-sighted.
If someone comes in dressed casually and they seem competent, then you might want to think twice about tearing up their resume
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Levis convinced the business world that Dockers should be the Official Business Casual dress code, replacing the wool suit, which gradually meant that black jeans are as formal as I ever need to get for customer visits. (Yay! Cotton is much more comfortable.) I normally wear long-sleeved shirts anyway, so that wasn't an issue, and a good white cotton shirt handles the formality bit when that's appropriate.
San Francisco is a bit more formal than Silicon Valley, not so much because they have more bankers than programmers but because the weather forces you to wear a jacket half the year anyway, but most of the bank employees are IT people so you don't need the suit&tie anyway.
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Although I'd say t-shirt and jeans anyway.
These pants are now the ultimate power in the Universe. I suggest we use them!
which is why i wear my pants gangsta style, wut up g!
Any kind of tight clothing has negative effects on your bloodflow. Which is why I wear my pants gangsta style, wut up G!
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Does that mean if you wear pants with a belt you will become impotent?
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> Doctors have found that wearing a tie too tight
> causes pressure on the jugular vein, which
> leads to a build-up of pressure in the
> eyeballs. Such pressure rises have been linked
> to glaucoma, which causes blindness.
Hmmmm. I wonder if extreme pressure on other parts of the body are known to lead to blindness. Also, would repeated cycles of pressurization and relaxation every half second or so for anywhere from five minutes to an hour and a half increase the damage done?
There are, after all, old wives' tales of going blind...
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(* For a European, which probably equates to 'thin as a rake' size in the US...)
Short of getting (and paying for) made-to-measure shirts, I have to compromise; my usual one is never to do my top button up, and when I wear a tie, use a large enough tie knot that it covers the gap. Not ideal, but necessary.
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Next, will there be similar research involving suicides and ties. Shall we call that "tie-died" or "tie-died"?
I used to telecommute once in a while. (not possibel with my current job, anyone hiring a programer so I can get out of physical labor?) I never worked in the nude, because I have a cat. Guys with cats soon learn that you can't walk around the house in the nude.
Keep wearing them I say. At least we'll have an excuse to smoke weed. :(
That I stopped wearing pants in the office years ago.
the brassiere problem.
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I'm not giving up my skinny ties. Besides, a big skinhead or a nasty Vespa wreck will probably take me out before I go blind anyway.
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yea.. down with pants.. on with.. kilts..
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I hate tie and suits for men, I find it horrible and not viril at all. I love hawaïen shirts, and above all bubus (affrican dress). Bubus are coloured (suits always have sad colors), beautiful, stylish, and comfortable (one of my friends occasionally wear it, and said to me there is nothing more comfortable). I want men to be beautiful, elegant and sexy, not wrapped into suits :))
Generally I think occidental men clothes are very sad, not imaginative, not comfortable, and they don't suit men who are very thin, or chubby, or tall... Most of the men looks ridiculous with a suit... I think it's time to change the (working) fashion for men, quickly!
I forgot : I am a woman :)
I don't wear pants as it is...
But, then again, I work from home and only go to the office once a month...
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(And for the record, I'm much less PHB than Michael Bolton from Office Space with a promotion.)
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