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Scientific discovery:
Neckties don't inhibit creativity.

Have you
ever heard,
when typical
b usiness
people
want to be
"creative,"
"W e're
going off
site. And
no ties."*†
Okay, I buy
some of this.
The team will
be putting in
some heavy
thinking. So we'll
get out of the
office. (Not such a
bad idea. Change
of environment.)
But no ties? (Excuse
me?) So it's neckties
that have been in-
hibiting creativity in
business all of these
years? I don't think so.
Documented, the most
creative thinker ever in
American history, Thomas
Edison (with 1,093 patents),
wore a tie to work every day.
I mean, he even wore a tie to
sleep. That is, he napped
often during the day and didn't
always take off his signature
bow tie during nappy time. Well,
Edison's habits are scientific
enough for me to conclude
that neckties do not, I
repeat, "do not" in-
hibit creativity.
Do you get
my poi-
nt
?

* Hint of sexism noted, with a hint of apology.
† For our readers from California, a necktie is an article of clothing
often worn by businessmen and by disgruntled teens at funerals.