the tie explained.

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the tie explained.

delbert — 9/8/2002 10:47:11 AM (archived)

You’re probably right Mary Anne. Your explanation of the tie sounds much more scholarly than mine. I had always heard that ties were invented back then because people didn’t take baths, and the tie would keep the odor of the body from escaping in to the air surrounding him.

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Shoes - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2002 9:03:23 AM
- Stupid design - RobVG - 9/8/2002 3:07:14 PM
- Foot-binding, Western version - Mary Anne - 9/8/2002 1:04:03 PM
  - Women have the ultimate power in this situation - Larry J - 9/8/2002 6:42:31 PM
    - "Some damn fool thing in the Balkans" - Mary Anne - 9/8/2002 7:24:55 PM
      - the tie explained. - delbert - 9/8/2002 10:47:11 AM
        
        The French don't like to take baths...and they used it as a hanky too. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/8/2002 11:12:55 AM
    - Re: Thing is... - Marcia - 9/8/2002 8:09:11 AM
      - Re: High Fashion - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/8/2002 11:22:39 AM
  - Re: Foot-binding, Western version - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2002 10:24:20 AM

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