# Poll for men: How do you (have you) tie(d) your tie? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 4, 2011, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799 "2011-07-04T09:21:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/41 "2011-07-06T13:10:19Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > All the time. If you can tie a shoelace, you can tie a bow tie. > > He also forgot the cravat. > > and the ascot. That’s “He’s smiling at you, Beavis.” Not without reason. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/42 "2011-07-06T13:25:27Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > That’s “He’s smiling at you, Beavis.” Not without reason. 😕 I don’t get this at all. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/43 "2011-07-06T13:26:16Z")
Eh, never mind. I just thought saying “other” was boring, so I came up with something silly. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/44 "2011-07-06T14:29:30Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > Eh, never mind. I just thought saying “other” was boring, so I came up with something silly. and obscure! Bounus points! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/45 "2011-07-06T14:41:13Z")
Just learned the [Small](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9FanN9XSKgg/Rvmu4pXYEJI/AAAAAAAAAa8/dRSOvLR_iUA/s400/Small%2BKnot.jpg). I like it a lot with my 18" neck, as it gives a little extra length on the back end to tuck into the label. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/46 "2011-07-06T14:55:41Z")
Glad I ran across this thread, I suppose I’ll spend an hour at home tonight practicing ties… I have always used four-in-hand, beause that was the one I wore in the military. Also, I believe that it is one of the knots that doesn’t use up as much of the tie length in the knot. So I gather from what I have read above that the Pratt and Small knots might also work well for someone with a long torso? Also, I always wear a tie chain…becaue I rarely have enough tail leftover to tuck into the label. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/47 "2011-07-06T16:25:29Z")
Forgot the bolo, Bevis :D. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799/48 "2011-07-07T00:56:09Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > So I gather from what I have read above that the Pratt and Small knots might also work well for someone with a long torso? The Pratt knot was what I settled on a couple of years back when looking for a new job (and wearing suits to interviews). I’d been taught four-in-hand as a kid but never liked it, and the bulkier knots left me with a tie / torso ratio such that the tie looked like I’d tucked a table napkin into my collar. 🙂 The Partt produced a small, neat, balanced knot while leaving a decent amount of tie and worked well with my favourite very lightweight tie. It didn’t work so well with a heavier tie but fortunately after actually getting the new job polo shirts and jeans are daily wear. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799.md?page=2)