# Giraffe neck tie **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561 "2016-12-01T21:54:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/21 "2016-12-02T02:38:51Z")
Y’all are approaching this from an entirely wrong perspective. It’s not a matter of top or bottom, it’s a matter of coverage. Just as a human’s necktie covers more than half of his neck, so does a giraffe’s. Giraffe neckties are about four feet wide to accomplish this. And a giraffe wouldn’t wear a skinny human-style tie any more than a human would wear a four foot wide giraffe tie. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/22 "2016-12-02T02:44:15Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Unless the dog is a plumber, pants should cover the butt; therefore the right picture. Same answer, different reason. Belts go around your abdomen, and do not extend from your asshole to your sternum. That’s just crazy. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/23 "2016-12-02T03:15:43Z")
I voted Top. Logically, the tie should go around the bottom of the neck, of course. But seeing the two photos, the top looks better, esthetically. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/24 "2016-12-02T03:29:40Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > Y’all are approaching this from an entirely wrong perspective. It’s not a matter of top or bottom, it’s a matter of coverage. Just as a human’s necktie covers more than half of his neck, so does a giraffe’s. Giraffe neckties are about four feet wide to accomplish this. And a giraffe wouldn’t wear a skinny human-style tie any more than a human would wear a four foot wide giraffe tie. He might if he was playing in a Cars-like New Wave tribute band. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/25 "2016-12-02T03:32:44Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > He might if he was playing in a Cars-like New Wave tribute band. Not a Human League tribute band? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/26 "2016-12-02T03:37:09Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Not a Human League tribute band? Why not? The tie says it all. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/27 "2016-12-02T03:43:09Z")
So which instrument would the giraffe play in this Human League tribute band? And would the band be called Animal League or is that too on the nose? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/28 "2016-12-02T03:50:37Z")
I was prepared to say the bottom, but after I looked at the picture, I voted top. The bottom leaves the tie to swing between the legs. That’s just wrong. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/29 "2016-12-02T16:28:20Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > [Look at it from the front.](http://imgur.com/a/adK4e) > > Bottom is correct, no contest. I vote top. Your illustration is unfair because the top-positioned tie is too short for the giraffe. If it extended to his belt like it’s supposed to, the top tie would look better in this picture too. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/30 "2016-12-02T16:33:40Z")
I’m now confused and undecided about a problem I didn’t know existed. God, I love the internet. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/31 "2016-12-02T16:39:16Z")
If worn at the top, it would get tangled in tree limbs during meals. How gauche! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/32 "2016-12-02T16:46:38Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I was prepared to say the bottom, but after I looked at the picture, I voted top. > > The bottom leaves the tie to swing between the legs. That’s just wrong. > [@TroutMan](#): > > I vote top. Your illustration is unfair because the top-positioned tie is too short for the giraffe. If it extended to his belt like it’s supposed to, the top tie would look better in this picture too. A tie covers the chest not the neck. Using the wrong sized tie in the pictures doesn’t change that. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/33 "2016-12-02T16:47:38Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > If worn at the top, it would get tangled in tree limbs during meals. How gauche! Actually, its function during meals is another reason to wear it at the top. If worn at the bottom, the giraffe can’t wipe his mouth with it. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/34 "2016-12-02T16:48:53Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I voted Top. Logically, the tie should go around the bottom of the neck, of course. But seeing the two photos, the top looks better, esthetically. The bottom looks like “been working ten hours and is a little disheveled” giraffe. I definitely say top. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/35 "2016-12-02T16:49:18Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Actually, its function during meals is another reason to wear it at the top. If worn at the bottom, the giraffe can’t wipe his mouth with it. Even more gauche! That’s what napkins are for. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/36 "2016-12-02T16:56:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > A tie covers the chest not the neck. Using the wrong sized tie in the pictures doesn’t change that. A tie covers the chest of a _human_. The anatomy of a giraffe is fundamentally different, and I think it’s a mistake to apply the same rules in both cases. The pertinent question should be what looks best on a _giraffe_, and the answer is clearly on the top. > [@davidm](#): > > Even more gauche! That’s what napkins are for. Geez, next you’ll try to tell me that blowing my nose in my tie is gauche too. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/37 "2016-12-02T16:59:11Z")
It’s obviously the bottom. It’s a tie. Not a noose. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/38 "2016-12-02T17:09:58Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > A tie covers the chest of a _human_. The anatomy of a giraffe is fundamentally different, and I think it’s a mistake to apply the same rules in both cases. The pertinent question should be what looks best on a _giraffe_, and the answer is clearly on the top. Nonsense. [Here is a picture of a horse wearing a bespoke suit.](https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UsH9If0xN3hxd-pN-sNnk9w_JLw=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6189325/CdhjAXyWoAEhjyo.0.jpg)The entire chest is not facing forward but that part of it that is is covered by the tie. The giraffe has a similar anatomy with just a longer neck. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/39 "2016-12-02T17:21:55Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Geez, next you’ll try to tell me that blowing my nose in my tie is gauche too. Of course it’s gauche. You’ve been using the tie for a napkin. You don’t get snot all over your napkin! That’s what your sleeve is for. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561/40 "2016-12-02T17:23:10Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I vote top. Your illustration is unfair because the top-positioned tie is too short for the giraffe. If it extended to his belt like it’s supposed to, the top tie would look better in this picture too. If it extended to his belt, it would have to wrap under his stomach. Both your logic and answer are wrong! [Another vote for me](http://67.media.tumblr.com/44425d7603583b6d18b2674e33844d78/tumblr_nkncb7mVJx1tcsgn2o1_1280.gif) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-neck-tie/773561.md?page=3)