Reply #227: actually, you are missing the point

[gkhouston]

I'm just trying to get the tie *ordered*. His birthday's in a week and it takes a nonzero amount of time for things to happen and people are sort of standing around saying, "so are we gonna do something" and I got tired of the indecisiveness and milling around.

I know you liked the orange tie. A lot. Unfortunately, a lot of other people disliked it just as much. I was actually in the process of composing a PM to you suggesting that since the price of the GN tie per person has dropped so much (because of the number of people who are willing to go with that compromise, and because the tie is on sale), *I* would be willing to split the cost of the orange tie with you, if you would like to send him the orange tie, as a "loyal opposition" present. That offer stands, so poop on you. ;)