I need another bow tie like Mrs. Marcos needs a new pair of shoes. However, this is a ‘blue ribbon’ bow tie from the good folks at Beau Ties Ltd. A portion of their sales goes to Prostate Cancer research.**  With a father and a maternal uncle with h/o prostate cancer, this cause is important to me.  I don my  latest frock (as it were) in honor of them and all fellows dealing with the nasty thing.
I apologize the picture is not very good. It makes me look rather scruffy, Â but I Â wanted to show off the tie, not my sleep-deprived baggy eyes and puss.Â
**They have bow ties with ribbons of red, pink, yellow, purple, and green as well. Â



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April 19, 2012 at 6:55 AM
Raybeard
Well done, Sir – for acquiring and wearing that particular dickie, to highlight a cause which really must concern every one of us.
Btw: No apology needed for photo. ‘Scruffy’ is IN – and always has been for me. In fact it’s often a preference!
April 19, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Mitchell Block
This is fascinating. I can’t even see the clip on the bow tie. It seems to magically stay attached. You can certainly carry a bow tie. When we lived in Washington D.C. in the ’80s, I tried to pull it off, but it just didn’t work on me. The fact that I actually DID wear a clip-on I’m sure didn’t help! I never could master tying one.
April 19, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Urspo
CLIP ON??? Heavens, no! This is a tied bow tie. I don’t do no clip-ons !!
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April 19, 2012 at 7:25 AM
Shawn
Scruffy is good!
April 19, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Robert G. Longpré
A worthy cause indeed, my good doctor Urspo. It is a beau tie that suits – did you get a pink one as well?
April 19, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Urspo
I have a red one (HIV); I do not have a pink/green/purple/or yellow one (yet).
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April 19, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Cubby
Nice tie, and scruffy is good, very good
April 19, 2012 at 8:13 AM
wfregosi
Great tie and a wonderful sentiment. We had prostate cancer here but the treatment was 100% effective and he’s clear of it. Thank you and others like you who keep the cause in the pubic eye.
April 19, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Aunt Barb
Glad to see your support. I wear a pin that has segments of all the colors!
April 19, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Richard Gabriel
Nice tie and great cause!
April 19, 2012 at 12:50 PM
ronzorro
As usual, a bow tie befits you.
April 19, 2012 at 3:20 PM
anne marie in philly
suh-weet! as a cancer (non-prostate) survivor (23 years on 6/21), I salute you!
April 24, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Erik Rubright
Scruffy AND a bow tie! Do you ever wear *just* the bow tie?
April 24, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Urspo
For you – anything !
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April 24, 2012 at 5:34 PM
Erik Rubright
Ooh… I really, really need to get to Arizona.