Yeah brutha, I agree...get a USMC-related tie. Nobody in their right mind would disrespect that...if you're a Marine, that's damn good enough for just about everyone.

Courtesy isn't dead, not by a long shot. You'll be surprised how many people around you--particularly in your own group--who respond to gestures like BoldHighlander described.

BTW, I've never met a girl who didn't like being treated like a girl once in a while...YMMV of course, but all the girls I've known and dated have stated quite firmly that there is a world of difference between equal respect and being treated like a dude all the time .

I've never heard of these hat loops...interesting...

-Sean