Not really a facepalm moment
but in all my 40+ years on this planet I've never yet learned how to tie a tie properly.

I use a kind of half-arsed method which works, but it's not a proper double Windsor knot. I've tried to do it properly, following instructions, and I manage it OK at the time, but by the next time I come to try it I've forgotten entirely. I don't wear a tie often enough to get much practice, so it's unlikely I'll ever learn to do it.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 8:49, 8 replies)

clip-on ties
FTW
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 9:31, closed)

no
just ask someone else to premake the tie for you, and when you remove it don't completely unloop, just hang on a hanger like that
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 9:41, closed)

Doesn't always work
This method depends on the size of the neck involved - if you have a big neck and you want the tip of the tie to be low enough, there's not enough in the loop to undo it enough to go over your head.



*has unfeasibly large neck*
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 13:57, closed)

My neck's normal sized (16")
but I do have an unusually large head. I went to look at hats once, and the shop owner had to rummage round the stockroom to find one that would fit me.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 15:11, closed)

I got a bespoke suit for my wedding last year
my tailor very politely corrected my half arsed attempt and showed me a foolproof method. He was ace. I was embarrassed.
( TheFinch is getting to grips with the complex plane on, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 11:10, closed)

Ask Plod...
I'm like you. Haven't a clue how to get it right. Didn't wear ties at our school.

Last time I needed to tie a tie for a job interview, I had no one to do it for me... so stopped at the local Police Station and asked them to do it.
( Batter Pudding Hurler is a figment of your imagination, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 22:16, closed)

don't they use clip-ons these days
in case they get choked to death by a chav or something?

(Although, that doesn't mean you wouldn't find at least one plod who'd know how to tie one)
(Kip, Sun 18 Jul 2010, 15:59, closed)

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I'm sure if you just practiced every day for a few then muscle memory would kick in. I've not tied a tie since my school days but I'm pretty sure I could still do it as long as I didn't think about it.
(mmm....beer, Sun 18 Jul 2010, 16:33, closed)