ALL KNOTTED UP OVER AN UGLY TIE?If there's one thing every father has received at least once as a Father's Day gift, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a tie. Notice we didn't say an ``attractive'' tie or a ``cool'' tie. Admit it, dads, you've received a few ugly ties over the years. Maybe you've even chosen a less-than-handsome necktie for yourself - much to your wife's consternation. ``You're not really going to wear that, are you?'' you've heard her say. If you have an ugly tie lurking See lurk. (messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly. in your closet that's now only pulled out for your kids' Halloween costumes Halloween costumes are outfits worn on or around October 31, the day of Halloween. Halloween is a modern-day holiday originating in the Pagan Celtic holiday of Samhain (in Christian times, the eve of All Saints Day). , we want it. That's right, here's your chance to get rid of that dusty old tie. Or, if you just can't part with it, send us a photograph. Our judges will pick the ugliest entry and award the owner a new tie courtesy of Macy's Sherman Oaks. Runners-up will receive tickets to a Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team. History The Los Angeles Avengers arena football game or AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. movie passes. Please send the tie (or photograph), along with a short explanation of how you got the tie, if you've ever worn it and, if so, what people said about it. Entries must be postmarked by June 9 and winners will be announced on Father's Day (June 18) in L.A. Life. Send entries to: Ugly Ties, L.A. Life, Daily News, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Ugly ties are nothing new, but the shape their ugliness takes - as in this trout trout: see salmon. trout Any of several prized game and food fishes of the family Salmonidae, native to the Northern Hemisphere but widely introduced elsewhere. Though most species inhabit cool fresh waters, a few (called sea trout; e.g. tie - changes from year to year. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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