23 September 2011

Jeeves: Ties Matter

Jeeves: The tie, if I might suggest it, sir, a shade more tightly knotted. One aims at the perfect butterfly effect. If you will permit me--

Bertie Wooster: What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?

Jeeves: There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Impending Doom (1926)
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7 comments:

  1. Michael23 September, 2011 16:05

    I shoot in a necktie and i work in one as well. I am now often the only person on an airplane in a tie. The wearing of ties in the year of our Lord 2011 is as offensive to the riffraff as were the first tattoos to the "suits" in the 80 s. I find this satisfying.

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  2. La Sombra Sofisticada23 September, 2011 22:30

    I agree with Jeeves. It is with ties as it is with Champagne: "In victory, you deserve it, in defeat, you need it".

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  3. The Devoted Classicist24 September, 2011 05:49

    I hope this current trend reverses and gentlemen again wear neckties more often.

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  4. NJS24 September, 2011 06:06

    Light years away!

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  5. NJS24 September, 2011 07:17

    The strange thing is that tie sales seem to be booming!

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  6. WSTKS-FM Worldwide24 September, 2011 09:08

    Yes, yes, yes!

    Best Regards,

    Ulrich von B.

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  7. Soxtory26 September, 2011 13:36

    I have between 300-500 neckties. I tend to wear but a dozen or so.

    In a bar brawl, always remember to shed it straight away; it is a noose around your neck.

    Vern Trotter

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