Subject:
|
Re: LEGO Ties (was: Re: Specials at The Store 30 August)
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.dear-lego
|
Date:
|
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 14:27:35 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1313 times
|
| |
|
|
G'Day
My cent and a bit, - I like 'em. But then I like flashy ties, and
thankfully in my job I do not need to conform to conservative business
attire. ( IT people are not expected to conform until they become managers
;) )
Cheers
oliver
Play well.
"Mike Steele" <mesteele@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:G1KBJJ.7LB@lugnet.com...
> Dear LEGO,
>
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Abraham Friedman writes:
> > I was at the store last week and bought all three ties. I scanned in
> > pictures of each one:
> >
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1229>
>
> I had heard about these ties, but hadn't seen the pictures posted before I • went
> to the LEGO store this weekend. I was actually very disappointed with • them.
> Yes, it's cool that LEGO ties exist (I wanted one as soon as I heard they
> existed), but I think the designs available are ugly and loud. All three
> designs scream, "My kid bought this for me for Father's Day and I have to • wear
> it at least once to appease my wife." There's no way I would be seen • around my
> office wearing these ties. I decided not to buy any of them even though
> getting one was the main purpose of my trip to the store.
>
> What I think would make a great LEGO tie would be something like Todd • Lehman's
> Fibblesnork backgrounds of tiled bricks
> (http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/backgrounds/) on silk ties in a variety • of
> different colors. The geometric, one-color design is quiet and classy • enough
> to wear to a business meeting, yet still has the subtly playful LEGO • theme. I
> would buy several colors of these and not think twice about wearing them • to
> work.
>
> --Mike
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
5 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
