# Whats up with men and bowties?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 3, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-men-and-bowties/85097 "2001-10-03T01:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-men-and-bowties/85097/2 "2001-10-03T02:43:25Z")

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Bow ties are OK, although I’ve given up wearing them unless I’m wearing a tuxedo. I have a neck that mostly doesn’t exist and they look really stupid squashed under my chin.

In my experience the only advantage that a bow tie has over a four-in-hand is that an adversary can’t grab a bowtie to choke you during a fistfight. If it’s tied properly, a bow tie will simply come undone in your assailant’s hand.

Zappo

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