Well, the Portuguese word for “necktie” — which could be the root word — is “gravata.” (As a grabatologist myself, two of my favorite neckties in my closet are a skinny one and a square-ended one.)
I hesitated about telling this story, but here it goes. I was eating a bag of M&M’s when I noticed a yellow M&M with a smiley face on it. I looked at the other M&Ms and no others had one. I actually contacted the Mars company to see if they were running some kind of contest; you know find the smiley face and win a vacation for two or some such thing. They said they weren’t. Later that day I read an article about the death of Harvey Ball.Hey, believe it or not.
I was a grabatologist for years. Finally gave it up. Still have the ties, though. Love the straight ones, no taper, square at the bottom. Never wear them, of course.
Leroy over 4 years ago
… which quickly led to the invention of the frowny face.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
Well, the Portuguese word for “necktie” — which could be the root word — is “gravata.” (As a grabatologist myself, two of my favorite neckties in my closet are a skinny one and a square-ended one.)
wjones over 4 years ago
A lot of kids drew happy faces, including myself when I was young and never got paid for it. I mean years back.
jasonsnakelover over 4 years ago
Barvey Hall
As far as ties go, how’s that grab you?
Take care and may God bless.
therese_callahan2002 over 4 years ago
It’s also a well-known fact that after Psycho, Janet Leigh never took another shower. It was strictly tub baths.
mudleg over 4 years ago
Seems like they should be called grabatielogists.
dwdl21 over 4 years ago
And I thought Forest Gump invented the smiley face. lol
J Short over 4 years ago
I hesitated about telling this story, but here it goes. I was eating a bag of M&M’s when I noticed a yellow M&M with a smiley face on it. I looked at the other M&Ms and no others had one. I actually contacted the Mars company to see if they were running some kind of contest; you know find the smiley face and win a vacation for two or some such thing. They said they weren’t. Later that day I read an article about the death of Harvey Ball.Hey, believe it or not.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
I was a grabatologist for years. Finally gave it up. Still have the ties, though. Love the straight ones, no taper, square at the bottom. Never wear them, of course.
The Pro from Dover over 4 years ago
Gee, a flushing toilet in a movie and we all lived. What’s next a married couple sleeping in the same bed?
Captain Colorado over 4 years ago
When I was a graphic artist I designed several logos for major companies but was paid peanuts.
stamps over 4 years ago
A flushing toilet? Oh, the horror!!
Stephen Gilberg over 4 years ago
To be fair, it’s an awfully simple design.
Spock over 4 years ago
45$ – still much for such a simple task.
Spock over 4 years ago
No, they are not known by that name. Probably nobody of us has ever heard about this word.
chain gang charlie over 4 years ago
Was he Happy about that?…..
oakie817 over 4 years ago
my teen-aged aunt and cousin took me to see ‘psycho’ when it opened….. I was 7
gopher gofer over 4 years ago
and those who wear excessively long ties and suffer from grabbyness are called “donald trump”…
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
I always thought a Grabatologist had something to do with women…