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WCDT: 2387-2391 (18-22 February, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Tai Fanboi:
Occupation always had me wear clip ons for safety concerns (IE if I got into an altercation a tie is a liability) But as I worked my way up the chain to wear I am now, tie's sadly became a way of life. I cheat and use the 4 in hand. Long Torso so if I use the windsor they come out way too short on me, four in hand allows the tie to hang long in the front while I usually only have a very miniscule amount of fabric in the underside, which doesn't really matter with a tie clip or pin.
It is a piece of knowledge that is slowly fading out though. After hours functions, business dress. Usually see the older higher ups in suit and tie, younger ones are suit sans tie. Then you've got the ones with the clip ons, clip on in my opinion is better then no tie but it's still easy to spot. Most of the new guys I get in their late teens early twenties couldn't even tell you where to begin with a tie. I usually have to perform a demonstration before business dinners actually.
To be fair though, I don't even know which end is up on a bow tie.
Border Reiver:
I've been tying a full windsor since I was in cadets, so about 30 years now and after about three or four tries, I don't think I could forget how to tie a tie.
That being said Jeph is having fun with putting MArten and Claire into the stereotypical sexual tension scenarios, probably before he does something else and has his wicked way with us.
Soulsynger:
--- Quote from: Border Reiver on 21 Feb 2013, 04:50 ---[ ... ] That being said Jeph is having fun with putting MArten and Claire into the stereotypical sexual tension scenarios, probably before he does something else and has his wicked way with us.
--- End quote ---
Not sure if that counts as a jinx or not... REALLY confused now.
bhtooefr:
You know, I wonder if this is a Chekhov's Gun: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2324
If Jeph is setting up the "Claire falls for Marten, Marten rejects Claire" scenario, I could totally see Marten talking to someone (I'm thinking either Faye or Steve - and Faye would have more comedic/dramatic potential for the comic as a whole, given that Steve isn't as tight with the rest of the social circle, and I think Faye has less tact) about it. And accidentally outing Claire. (Or, he follows her wishes to the letter, but not quite the spirit. Think something along the lines of, after a shot or two of Midnight Hobo... Faye: "Come on, she's cute and you two get along really well, why WOULDN'T you date her? What, does she have a penis or something?" Marten: "Um... actually... she did say that she's trans, so she might...")
The other thing is, I really don't think Marten is open-minded enough (and he said he wouldn't consider dating one of the interns, but he was disappointed when Emily's invite to the lake house party wasn't a love note), but Jeph might invert the tropes at play here. Marten falls for Claire, Claire rejects him, and Marten decides to go get drunk. Then the Chekhov's Gun becomes Chekhov's Gatling Gun.
Akima:
Knot theory? Where is Carl-E when we need him?
I've never actually worn a tie (it was not part of my school uniforms), but I would imagine that tying one on someone else from in front could be a challenge? Claire might have been better to sit Marten in a chair and do it from behind.
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