It takes about three weeks, but every year the students notice that I have quite a few ties (I don’t have as many as Brad, but I also don’t kill bunnies with shovels). I have a little over a hundred, but only wear about 90 of them which is just about exactly half a school year worth of ties. Each year I have a few students get me ties for Christmas or my birthday, and I tell them that I’ll wear any tie, no matter how ugly it is, at least once.
This year a student asked, “Has anyone ever complimented you on your tie every single day of the whole year?” I responded in the negative, and he then asked, “Would you give me a prize if I did?”. Again, I responded in the negative, but added, “But if someone were to keep track of every tie I wore, that would be worthy of some sort of reward.”
Beth says
Truly a remarkable feat. And what was his reward?
Brad says
That’s astounding! Brilliant! I think you should buy him an I-Pod song for every tie he recorded. No, wait! Get him a car. That would be cool!
Lloyd says
Middle school students don’t know that really giant candy bars exist. So that makes a pretty good prize. They have no idea where you can buy them and so I explain that I just reverse the polarity on my shrink-ray and use normal candy bars.
That’s also how Steve Jobs makes the iPod shuffle.
christina says
You mean it wasn’t a reward for getting 100% on a spelling test 5 weeks in a row!
Peggy says
There once was a boy from Seward’s girth,
Who was now scarce able to control his mirth,
His year long task of chronicling ties,
He’s sure will payoff with a super great prize,
Oh the disappointment for poor old Brian Klintworth!
(how about a tie to go with the giant candy bar … or a tie with a giant candy bar on it … or a giant tie with …) I’d like to see a picture of Sept. 28th’s tie.
Kristi says
Which is Lloyd’s favorite tie? Least favorite but still is willing to wear it? What does Lauren like?
Lauren says
Kristi, that’s going to have to be it’s own post. There are just too many choices!!