A blue necktie hanging from a white collar beside an unplugged orange plug and gray cord.

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Linda Ellerbee

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

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Linda Ellerbee pokes fun at men's fashion with a grim comparison. If men are supposedly running the world, why start each day by knotting a little noose at the neck? The joke works because a routine accessory suddenly sounds like a questionable choice.

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