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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
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.
No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness.
--Sheikh Abd-Al-Kadir, 1587
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
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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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
Hawaiian shirt Fridays is as far as I've gotten but it's just not the same.
=tkk
Bill Gates - Creationist?!?
*takes off his belt*
USE='clever' emerge -u sig
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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Reading Slashdot Constantly Can Lead To Blindness!
"The cup... the drop... it's a YES!"
"I would gauge my eyes out."
How does one do that? Is it like checking eyeball fluid pressure?
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.
Insert joke about choking your ___ leading to blindness.
what does cow orking entail, anyway? it sounds rather naughty.
No, it's like piercings. When you gauge out a piercing, you widen it. Perhaps he meant to say that his eyes would widen at the site of a pants-less CmdrTaco?
Ceci n'est pas une sig.
Smells like a new poll idea to me....
"What do you wear to work?"
Suit
Shirt, tie, and slacks
Polos and khakis
T-shirt and jeans
Shorts and sandals
I telecommute, you insensitive clod!
I left my clothes at CowboyNeal's last night
I'm just glad management wears ties. It's something to strangle the fuckers with if I see the need.
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
Gee, do you think he possibly planned that? Sheesh.
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
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...
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.
Mister taco, If you came to my office with no pants on I think I would gauge my eyes out.
...hmm, 38mm... hey! They're not bigger at all! Cartoons lie!"
"Woah, Taco's in my office with no pants!
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You are advocating thongs, then?
Constitutionally Correct
Now here's a *perfect* explanation why management 'suits' are blind to real life ;-)
To Terminate, or not to Terminate, that's the question - SCSIROB
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.
let's just be honest,
if you telecommute, it's pretty much guaranteed you work naked; well, it'd be stupid not to.
I'd gladly wear a tie if they'd let me get high at work. Of course, at that point it would likely be a Grateful Dead tie worn around my head to keep my long, luxurious hippy hair out of my eyes.
you're all figments of my deranged imagination
Currently I'm unemployed by choice.
Right, right, I bet you also don't have a girlfriend by choice.
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".
I thought cutting off oxygen to the brain was standard policy for all managers.
I started gathering evidence to support that claim... but I've forgotten where I stored my data.
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.
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.
Dude, if a tie's good enough for Neo to sit around and code with, it's good enough for YOU. :)
Their's no point in bullying them for they're bad grammar! There people too!
it's in my head
Here's the proof
I would pay to see/hear someone trying to say "Move the tape measure down" while they were inhaling. Let alone while their mouth was in the shape of an O. *Then* taking a deep breath.
.5-1.5" bigger than your neck measurement, you either have a pencil neck or ....
Calamity Ensues.
P.S> If the measurements with the tape measure "down" are
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