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From: chris@pyuxc.UUCP (R. Hollenbeck)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Ties, meaning of
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Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 09:10:53 EST
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I've noticed that ties evoke quite a reaction,
particularly from women.  I have, on occasion, worn
a tie to work, and found that I always receive a number
of "You look so nice" comments, even if the women
making the comments have seen the 
same exact outfit without the tie before.

My question is, does anyone have any idea why that is?
Seems to me that anything so uncomfortable should be shunned
(although discomfort has not stopped women from wearing
girdles, high-heeled shoes, etc. [or men from admiring women
in them]).
Still, ties sometimes seem to make the difference between
looking OK and "looking so nice."

What sadist invented ties in the first place?
And, more important, why are they so popular?