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From: lee@dsi1.UUCP (Lee Hagerty)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Kilts in polite society
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Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 08:25:51 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 08:25:51 1985
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> 	I have a bad neck.  As a result, it's bigger around than
> normal, and sensitive to pressure.  Why do I HAVE to wear
> a necktie on "formal occasions"?  Frankly, I like to breathe, and
> to be able to look 90 degrees to either side of where I'm standing
> without pain.  

You don't HAVE to wear a necktie--you choose to wear one.  It may be that
you won't be allowed to attend the "formal occasion" if you don't wear a
necktie or it may be that you don't want all of the attention (social
embarrassment) that would result from being the only male without a necktie.
In any event, it is YOU that chooses!  Have you tried wearing your tie
loosely around your neck?  It haven't seen it written anywhere that a tie is
suppose be worn in such a way as to make the veins in your neck stand out.

                                               Lee