Ties and Socks

One day in the 1990’s one of the team came to work in a fairly bright and heavily patterned tie, although looking back it was pretty tame. On seeing the tie I commented that I would have to try to wear a brighter tie. I did, and so did the rest of the department, the ties became brighter and brighter, and more and more outrageous, here's a sample of what I mean;

The bright ties quickly became a badge of the team, and even today the team members are recognisable by their lack of sartorial elegance. Eventually, someone turned up with a pair of musical socks which played 'jingle bells'.