Early, too, before lunch even. After all, the code didn t say anything about how many ties you were supposed to wear or what color . Before you knew it, there were two, three, four guys with no ties. Then girls with ties, and boy oh boy, that did it. Someone had to be made an example of.
Nobody knows who wrote the tie rule, or why.
And since Lou broke it first and broke it best, it was him most fingers were pointing at. It was my job to tell Lou he had to wear a tie. Lou, I said, I hate to tell you this, but either you wear a tie or you lose your job. My eggs Benedict had arrived but were cold. It wasn t blue hair, but just as well coulda been.