# A question for Dr. Birx **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309 "2020-04-22T00:35:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/1 "2020-04-22T00:35:46Z")
Dr. Birx: Do you have a separate, huge, walk-in closet just for all the goddamn scarves you own? ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/2 "2020-04-22T01:54:49Z")
She probably uses them as masks. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/3 "2020-04-22T02:51:49Z")
At last, someone asks the important questions 😃 Seriously, though, I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen her wear the same scarf twice. ETA: here they are… > **[PHOTOS: Here are all of the scarves Dr. Deborah Birx has worn during her...](https://www.click2houston.com/features/2020/04/17/photos-here-are-all-of-the-scarves-dr-deborah-birx-has-worn-during-her-white-house-press-conferences-on-coronavirus/)** > > Dr. Deborah Birx, who has been guiding President Donald Trump as part of his White House Coronavirus Task Force, has gained a fanbase for her stylish scarves. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/4 "2020-04-22T03:54:31Z")
I’m pretty sure that one was a bed sheet. Jeez. She likes her danged scarves. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/5 "2020-04-22T04:07:00Z")
I’d like to go to her Scarf Tying Workshop. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/6 "2020-04-22T10:00:21Z")
I recall a Los Angeles street performance band of ragged fellows pounding bedpans and singing polka punk - the **Oily Scarf Wino Band** and yes, you’ll find online hits. Any mention of “scarf” reminds me of them. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/7 "2020-04-22T11:01:09Z")
With all the money she’s spent on scarves, she could have had her teeth fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/8 "2020-04-22T12:27:07Z")
\*\*Panache \*\*, I thought the same thing. Bad teeth. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/9 "2020-04-22T14:04:28Z")
The teeth are why she should wear them as a mask! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/10 "2020-04-22T14:35:28Z")
She is clearly very intelligent, and as is often the case, pays only a modicum of attention to fashion. She grasps the concept of using neutral colors to add a splash of color to an unremarkable outfit, but her sense of color is very much lacking when it comes to choosing which color with which with outfit. If she cared about it, I would suggest she find a spot of color in the scarf which matches exactly the color of her general outfit – and I mean matches exactly, not just this is blue so I’ll wear the blue one; it should be the exact same blue – that way, a designer with a good sense of color would recognize that all the colors in the scarf work well together. Being smart, I suspect she has more important things on her mind. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/11 "2020-04-22T15:02:04Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > With all the money she’s spent on scarves, she could have had her teeth fixed. I promised myself I would not stoop to mentioning this. It’s immature, mean and petty. Plus, obviously she wears the scarves to hide her chicken neck. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/12 "2020-04-22T16:00:24Z")
Of course, since the guys have a standard suit where the only thing they can change is the tie, the woman gets called out for fashion choices. :dubious: Truth be told, I was wondering about the daily scarves as well. I was thinking maybe she was hiding an old, unattractive injury or scar (or maybe a hickey!). I believe John McCain always wore a tie and his shirt high-up on his neck to hide the scars he got during Vietnam. But I think now maybe the chicken neck comment may be on target. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dr-birx/852309/13 "2020-04-22T16:40:52Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Plus, obviously she wears the scarves to hide her chicken neck. Next thing you know, her voice will start sounding like starting your car on a winter morning. [Watch Saturday Night Live Clip: Kate & Ali - NBC.com](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/kate-and-ali/n9289)