One of my first contributions to Chipp was the creation of a tie catalog. The ties I created were woven club figures and the themes were often”edgy”. Some of my ideas were, I thought, so clever that I copyrighted them. I was sure a major tie company would pirate the designs and I would get to retire on the proceeds from the legal action I would bring. This was “ego” personified- no tie company ever nibbled. My designs as a group were once described by a woman as “the best collection of 6th grade humor she had ever seen.” She added that she thought there was a little bit of 6th grader in men of all ages. Many of the designs had double meanings.  Some of the ties were very subtle- others were not.  I  maintain that the difference between sophisticated humor and bad taste depends on who is wearing the tie or giving it as a gift. A “funny” tie that the chairman of a Fortune 500 company gives to one of his board members would be “sophisticated humor” and the same tie on the counter at Bloomingdales, Saks, etc. would be in “bad taste”. Here are a few examples : A tie with woven words that form stripes- non mi rompere i coglioni .  A tie with the ancient pawn shop symbol- 3 brass balls- and a stripe between the diagonal rows of pawn signs  that is a continum of MMATPS&YCKMUTB. The trilogy of Christmas ties- Mooning Santa, Fireman Santa and Santa with a Heart on. My personal favorite-a repeat pattern of mens heads with a cat sitting or standing on each head.  This is a tie for a man who has nothing on his mind but pussy.  I showed the “Pussy on the Mind” tie to Thomas Watson .He started laughing so hard that I was afraid he would have a heart attack. He had had a heart attack the previous year.  When Mr. Watson caught his breath he said that the tie was the funniest tie he had ever seen . He had me gift box two dozen ties and deliver them to his Armonk office.  I am sure those who received those ties appreciated Mr. Watson’s “sophisticated” sense of humor. I still have some of the last tie catalog we mailed.  If anyone would like one send me your name and address. We are still making some , but not all, the ties pictued in the flyer.