Drabble by Kevin Fagan for January 17, 2024

Guess.

Honeybunch I think you meant to say nice tie.

As long as you’re getting rid of the donut tie, I’ll take it. Also Wally would be so disappointed if you tossed the wiener dog tie. I bet she wouldn’t toss an Oogie tie now, would she?

The Jerry Tie stays!

My husband has quite a lot of nice ties, but he doesn’t wear them anymore. But I don’t want to throw them away just yet. Maybe I should do the same as honeybunch and make two piles of them, the nice ones and the outdated ones.

I have so many ties, going back to one my Grandma knitted for me. I remember being taught how to tie a basic 4-in-hand knot. I didn’t receive my promised graduation tie from the RCH in Melbourne (Oz), and I’m still waiting, but have lost hope—it’s been a while now 1973 . Anyway, I am old, and usually only wear a tie to funerals, of which there seem to be many nowadays.

I like the pizza tie?

And all of those ugly ties were gifts by the kids for birthdays and Christmas.

They’re flyin’ the bowtie flag, yet there are none in the pile (s)

All hail the flag of the well-dressed snowman!

All of them. I loathe a tie.

The only time I wore a tie was in the Marines. Haven’t worn one since.

Ah, c’mon, Honeybunch, if Ralph likes his ties, leave him be. If his wearing them embarrasses you, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Then pretend they were gifts from his old friend, Andy Warhol.

He’s gotta keep the Wally tie!

I like to see fun ties on guys. My husband has never worn a tie in his life. (Other than the ones with his Navy uniforms or bolos)

I have no doubts as to which pile Ralph will keep.

Gad. A tie the same color as a certain politician generally wears.

The tie pile is piled high.

New house flag!

The bigger pile.

My husband had a lot of ties from when he worked. It was hard to get rid of some. One was a tie with photos of our cats. He was a musician (banjo & guitar) on the Delta Queen Steamboat & a few of them were Delta Queen ties. One was a silk tie I got for my Father on a trip to China, that my Mom gave to my husband after my Dad passed away. When he retired from the steamboat & we moved to Central Florida- Disney country- he worked part-time for Disney got a few Disney ties. Then there were the ties for various holidays. It took a bit & several times to narrow them down to the very few- like he cat tie- that I kept.

Buy Garcia ties, and you’ll never hafta throw one away for going outta style!

They are not ugly, they are fun.

You’d think she could find better things to do with her time. My wife knows to stay out of my things, and I respect her with her own things.