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Stop Wearing That Sickening Tie

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 3, 2008

That ugly new tie you got for Christmas may be the only safe one in your wardrobe.

Consider that a tie gets sneezed on and coughed on all day and will, if it survives the day with no food stains, be hung in the closet to be worn again.

Most ties, after being worn a few times, teem with germs. When you think about it, you realize they shouldn't be worn in the doctor's office or hospital.

Great Britain's Department of Health has gone so far as to ban all neckties on doctors in British hospitals. It stated: "Ties are rarely laundered but worn daily. They perform no beneficial function in patient care and have been shown to be colonized by pathogens."

Another widespread problem is our inability to save money even when we know we'll need it later.

A Japanese toymaker, TOMY Co. Ltd., has come up with a way to teach children to save. It has produced a small, battery-powered bank that simulates an explosion when its owner fails to regularly add coins.

"Users must pick up and collect the scattered coins and reflect on their laziness," the company announced.

Perhaps someone can invent a necktie that, when it needs dry-cleaning, will emit an odor that warns those nearby that the cravat has become insalubrious.

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